One night – many experiences: public readings of contemporary literature performed by well known personalities at attractive and unusual venues in cities across Europe.

 

European Literature Night builds on the concept of literature being a unique creative medium which embraces the voices of individuals along with the values of the society they live in. The umbrella project “European Literature Nights 2012 – 2014” aims to bring contemporary European literature to the general public in an innovative way through a series of public readings and accompanying events. Supported by a grant from the Culture Programme of the European Union, the project partners hope to deliver high level of impact to their audiences. Although it is Brno, Bucharest, Dublin, Lisbon, Vilnius, Prague and Wroclaw who are jointly co-organizing the project “ELN 2012 – 2014”, the other partner cities where Literature Night already took root are of no lesser importance for the event’s development.

partner cities

The highlighted cities are the main organizers of the project "European Literature Nights 2012 - 2014":

Amsterdam
Bratislava
Brussels

Marek Šindelka

Marek Šindelka, born in 1984, is one of the most promising literary talents of Czech young generation. He made his debut with the poetry collection Strychnin (Strychnine) for which he was awarded the Jiří Orten Prize 2006. Two years later he published his first novel Chyba (The Mistake), a book that was well received by both critics and readers. His most recent book is a collection of short stories called Zůstaňte s námi (Stay with Us), published in 2011. This book brings a set of stories that looks critically and ironically on contemporary life. The book was awarded with the Magnesia Litera Prize.

writing

locations

readers

Burgas
Dortmund
Edinburgh
Florence
Gabrovo
Košice
London
Malmö
Munich
Paris
Pernik
Pleven
Plovdiv
Ruse
Sofia
Trenčín
Trnava
Varna
Veliko Tarnovo
Vienna
Žilina