On the occasion of The International Day of the Imprisoned Writer, Shahrazad Barcelona are hosting "Distance and Literature" in Potenza on November 30. The event features Gian Antonio Stella, Maria Barbal, ICORN Guest Writers Manal Al-Sheikh (Stavanger) and Hamza Zirem (Potenza), and Maria Rosa Salvia.
On December 8, Lucas Catherine will be discussing his book Rijstpap, Tulpen en Jihad (Pudding, Tulips and Jihad) at Passa Porta house of literature. Rijstpap, Tulpen en Jihad is a vibrant book about the Arab and Turkish influence on the European history.
Distance and Literature
Lecture: Gian Antonio Stella
Round Table: Maria Barbal, Manal Al-Sheikh, and Hamza Zirem
Moderator: Maria Rosa Salvia
On December 19, Dejan Anastasijevic hosted a successful second edition of ‘The Balkans and Europe'.
When Musa Mutaev's first book of stories from Chechnya, I Kuntas skygge (In the shadow of Kunta), was published in Norway in 2007, critics called it "a masterpiece in modern European literature". In his latest book, Inntil morgendagen kommer (Until Tomorrow Comes), Mutaev brings new stories about the Chechen culture, history and present, and this time critics call it "a rare and distinguished read".
Austrian PEN's Helmut A. Niederle has just published an anthology with texts of fiction, poetry and non fiction from altogether 56 persecuted writers, who either are imprisoned in their homelands or driven into exile only for executing their basic rights of freedom of expression.
On thursday, November 19, at 20.00, Dejan Anastasijevic will be hosting ‘The Balkans and Europe’, a meeting that is part of a series organized by deBuren and Passa Porta. Anastasijevic is a Serbian investigative journalist and publicist. Persecuted by the Belgradian authorities, he and his family were forced to flee their country.
On thursday november 19, at 19.00, writers Hans Petter Blad and Pedro Carmona-Alvarez meet to discuss their own books, and their favorite Latin American writers at Stavanger Cultural Centre.
Lørdag 14. november deltar forfattere fra Sølvberget på Distant Voices, en virtuell og internasjonal poesifestival.
Easterine Kire Kiralu visits Sandnes High School all week.
Easterine Kire Iralu (Nagaland, India) reads poetry and talks about her novel "A Terrible Matriarchy".
Easterine Kire Iralu reads from her new childrens' book "LØven i kjøleskapet" at the Childrens' Museum in Stavanger.
Easterine Kire Iralu (Nagaland, India) talks about her literature in the library.
Former ICORN Guest Writer in Tromsø City of Refuge, Easterine Kire Iralu og Nagaland, India, visits Sandnes High School all week.
In October over 700 students at schools across Norfolk were introduced to the story of The Strangers, European refuges who came to Norwich in the 16th century and whose impact on this region remains to this day. The Strangers were famous for breeding canaries and the fact that Norwich City FC is known as The Canaries is one of their most famous legacies.
