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
Brno
Bucharest
Dublin
Lisbon

O Livro do Ano

PORTUGAL

These are pages of a little girl’s diary who carries a garden in her head, throws words to the pigeons and knows how much time it takes for a shadow to become ripe.

Pages made of memories for readers of all ages. The latest book of Afonso Cruz, with texts and illustrations by the author, allows us to see the world and time through the refreshing and unexpected gaze of a child.

O Livro do Ano, Alfaguara (Objectiva), 2013

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locations

Prague
Vilnius
Wrocław