Literature

Coming events

Writing in adopted language
A talk by the Danish-Kurdish writer Adil Erdem

What does it mean to write in an adopted language? What are the cultural implications of writing in a new home country and in an adopted language?

The Danish-Kurdish author Adil Erdem faces this problem in his writing. He is of Kurdish origin, but has been living in Denmark for many years. He writes in Danish and is very aware of the cultural implications of this double-language identity. Adil Erdem will read from his work and later on there will be opportunity for discussion (Dutch translation will be available).

Registration required on info@dkibenelux.org before April 20 th .

Time: April 23rd from 12.30-13.30
Place: The Danish Cultural Institute
Koningsstraat 35 Rue Royale
10000 Brussels

Reading Reality - Sensitive issues in Scandinavian youth literature

Seminar November 20th 2007

In the month of November the Nordic embassies and cultural institutes, in collaboration with Stiching Lezen, put focus on the rights of children and young people through literature. The event takes the shape of a seminar called 'Reading Reality -Sensitive Issues in Scandinavian Youth literature'.

On the EUNESCO Day of Children's Rights, six Scandinavian youth authors will be introducing their work. They will discuss the approach to difficult topics in youth books in various countries. The guests are Johanna Thydell (Sweden), Harald Rosenlow Eeg (Norway), Daniel Zimakoff, Ida-Marie Rendtorff(Denmark), Riita Jalonen and Kaisu Rättyä (Finland). With an introduction by Anne Provoost.

The event is organised as a collaboration between the Danish and the Finnish Cultural Institutes, The Norwegean. Swedish and Icelandic Embassy and Stichting Lezen The event will take place at the International House of Literature Passa Porta in Brussels on November 20th, and a similar event will take place in Boxmeer in the Netherlands November 21st in collaboration with Stichting Mosaïque.

For more info see www.passaporta.be and www.stichtingmosaique.nl/

Previous events

Literature Lunch - Kirsten Thorup

The Danish Cultural Institute invited the Danish author Kirsten Thorup to a Literature Lunch held by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. Kirsten Thorup read from her latest novel "Førkrigstid" ("Before Wartime") on the 21st of June. This Literature Lunch was the third of four with European authors, all taking place in June. The other three authors are Thomas Glavinic from Austria, Lajos Parti Nagy from Hungary and Bernardine Evaristo from the UK. The events were all part of the celebration of EU's 50th anniversary.

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