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

Emil Tode

Tõnu Õnnepalu (1962, pseudonym Emil Tode/ Anton Nigov), gained renown with the novel Piiririik (Border State, 1993), which received the Baltic Assembly’s annual literary award and has been translated into 19 languages. Õnnepalu studied biology at the University of Tartu and has worked as a teacher of biology and chemistry, a freelance writer, translator and journalist. He has been the editor of the literary magazine Vikerkaar and the director of the Estonian Institute in Paris. Through his prose and sensitive, remarkable poetry, he seeks the answers to various crucial human questions. Õnnepalu is a master of creating atmosphere and exceptional at writing about man and nature: his books are rich in subtle nuances and sad beauty. He often uses the form of diary in his works. In 2006, Õnnepalu was recognised as the best author of Estonia since the restoration of the Estonian Republic.

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