Istros Conversations

Istros Conversations

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Istros Conversations episodes

  • Contemporary Croatian Literature in Focus (Europe House)

    In celebration of a successful three days at the London Book Fair, the embassy of Croatia hosts a two-part discussion on contemporary Croatian Literature and translation at Europe House, Smith Square, London.

    Speakers included Dasa Drndic (pictured), whose book 'Trieste' is short-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction #iffp Prize, and Josip Novakovich - one of this year's nominees for the #ManBooker International

    50 min
  • Istros Books on Monocle 24 Radio (April 6)

    Guest at Monocle 24 radio show ‘The Review’, Susan Curtis-Kojakovic, director of Istros Books discusses the preparations for the upcoming Croatian book stand at the London Book Fair 2013 (April 15-17), as well as some intriguing new translated literature. Coming from Turkey - Ayfer Tunc’s ‘The Aziz Bey Incident’ and from Romania – Cecilia Stefanescu’s ‘Sun Alley’.

    12 min
  • Hedgehog's Home Children's Opera

    Listen to the world premiere of Hedgehog's Home Children's Opera - live at the Conway Hall on Sunday, 11th November.

    On the anniversary of its first English edition, Hedgehog's Home by Branko Copic has been successfully launched as a new children's opera, with an original score by Emily Leather, and staging by Creative Director, Elinor Moran.

    The show stared:

    Dario Dugandzic as Hedgemeond the Hunter
    Christina Gill as Ms. Fox
    Nicola Wydenbach as the teacher
    With set designer Andrew Miller

    #opera #chilrensopera #childreninLondon #Istrosbooks #BrankoCopic #Serbia #Balkans #Bosnia #Eurolit

    54 min
  • Vampires and Lepers

    The charming A. M. Bakalar at Waterstones, Hampstead, in conversation with

    Montenegrin author, Ognjen Spahic and Hungarian author Noemi Szecsi about their recently published novels (2012). While Spahic's cult classic, 'Hansen's Children' takes place in the last European leprosarium in revolutionary Romania; Noemi also tells a Romanian tale of blood lust through an unusual relationship between a grandma and her granddaughter.

    1 hr

About Istros Conversations

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Istros Conversations has been set up by Istros Books to talk about the art of literature, with particular attention to literature in translation, and the process through which words are remade and thoughts conveyed across languages and cultures.

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