Authors, translators, and performers from seven E.U. countries will convene in New York City on October 24, 2024, for the annual European Literature Night. Hosted by the Ukrainian Institute of America, the event will feature inspiring multilingual readings, Q&A sessions, panel discussions moderated by PEN America’s Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf and Sabir Sultan, and musical performances. This year’s program explores a range of contemporary writing, from the intimate stories of Franz Kafka and post-Soviet autofiction to travel journals and anthropological essays, all reckoning with the past and future.
The 2024 lineup represents a diverse and varied Europe with participants from Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland.
Authors: Romain Buffat (Switzerland) presenting Grande-Fin, Paulo Rodrigues Ferreira (Portugal) presenting No One Goes Back to What They Left Behind, Rimantas Kmita (Lithuania) presenting The Southside Chronicle, Iona Nicolaie (Romania) presenting The Book of Reghina, Magdaléna Platzová (Czechia) presenting Life After Kafka.
Translators: Ross Benjamin (Germany) presenting The Diaries of Franz Kafka, Grażyna Drabik (Poland) presenting Wartime Notebooks.
Performers: Julijus Aleksovas (Lithuania), Nuno Marques (Portugal), Maryel Mayz (Portugal), Rita Sistrunk (Lithuania).