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[ 21.05.09 ] The festival ‘ Incroci di civiltà ’ (Crossroads of Civilization) celebrates Venice as a historical meeting place for different peoples and cultures, and as a great spur to the literary imagination: here authors and readers debate urgent contemporary topics. From 21 to 23 May 2009, Venice is hosting a literary event at which fifteen of the world’s most important writers will confront ... číst dál

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[ 14.05.09 ] Russia, Israel, Austria, Italy, Austria, Holland, Israel, Italy, Austria, and now the USA - I’m tired of travelling. So speaks a man whose life has been driven by history: due to persecution, the narrator of Vladimir Vertlib’s novel Zwischenstationen (Intermediate Stations) has been forced from one place of exile to another over and over again. Moreover, he has been unable to find ... číst dál

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[ 08.05.09 ] What contribution can literature make to international understanding? Is there such a thing as ‘European Literature’? Will the internet have replaced the book by 2020? These are some of the pressing issues facing the literary profession in the next years. And exactly these issues will be discussed in several months during an interlingual forum in southern Austria. Between 9 and 11 ... číst dál

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[ 02.05.09 ] The whole world’s talking about a crisis. The whole world? No, in one – not particularly small - Gallic village on the giant world economy globe, whispered reports of fresh successes can still be heard. I’m talking about the book industry. Instead of the hefty losses suffered by others, this sector has defied the crisis by having only slightly lower growth rates in the first months of ... číst dál

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[ 24.04.09 ] ‘Some people live to write, but I write to live.’ When Gaëlle Obiégly was asked why literature was so vital to her, she answered: ‘I simply don’t ask myself that question. It’s like with love, you don’t ask yourself why. It just happens, that’s all.’ This young author is regarded as an extraordinary and unique voice in European literature. Since Gallimard published her ... číst dál

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[ 16.04.09 ] Škofja Loka is a picturesque town in Upper Carniola (Gorenjska), Slovenia. As is common in Europe, it has a charming and romantic medieval town centre, with a castle towering above it, and a river flowing through it. For a few weeks in March and April, things become rather boisterous and wild in the town’s narrow streets and squares. This is when the oldest play ever found in the country ... číst dál

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[ 11.04.09 ] How do the blind read literature? Braille was once standard, but nowadays how many recent fiction titles are released in this elaborately perforated code for the blind? Braille is on its way out as ever more audio books move in on the market. Incidentally, this boom has also affected people who have no impairment, but whose senses are already quite busy doing other things, like driving, ... číst dál

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[ 04.04.09 ] Nikolai Gogol, Joseph Roth, Golo Mann, and Friedrich Schiller are next in line, demonstrating that, when it comes to the culture of commemorating in German-speaking countries, milestone anniversaries of births or even deaths often serve the purpose best. Nikolai Gogol, for example, was born 200 years ago, on 1 April; Golo Mann, almost exactly 100 years later. Such dates are welcome occasions ... číst dál

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[ 28.03.09 ] Over the past few days, ads from Google have appeared in big dailies all over the world. Simultaneously, writers’ associations have been writing to their members on the same theme: the settlement agreement for copyright infringement by Google Book Search. So how do you go about becoming or not becoming a Google author? Gerhard Ruiss, author and managing director of the Austrian Writers’ ... číst dál

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[ 21.03.09 ] World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March. Ever since UNESCO first initiated this day in 1999, readings, exhibitions, and award ceremonies have been held yearly around this time in numerous countries across the world. Under the umbrella of the United Nations, many cultural institutions go all out to discover poetic elements in everyday life and celebrate lyrics. For instance, in Germany the ... číst dál

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[ 14.03.09 ] March 2009 will be remembered as an eventful month in the literature world, not least for readme.cc. In addition to the Leipzig Book Fair (March 12-15) and the Salon du Livre de Paris (March 13-18), where readme.cc is showcasing European authors, a new age is dawning in Europe: the age of the e-book. And since we’ve so much to report, here are the hard facts: At the Leipzig Book Fair , ... číst dál

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[ 05.03.09 ] The 24th Jerusalem Book Fair took place this year between February 15-20 at the Jerusalem International Convention Center. Every two years, since 1963, the fair opens with a ceremony announcing the winner of the Jerusalem Prize, which is awarded to an author whose work expresses freedom of the individual in society. The winner of this year’s prize was Haruki Murakami, the Japanese writer ... číst dál

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[ 26.02.09 ] Starting in February 2009, readme.cc will publish reviews from Litteratursiden , the Danish public libraries' website for fiction. Litteratursiden's purpose is to provide easily accessible information about new and old voices in literature, and to encourage journeys of literary discovery that lead to reflection as well as adventure. Professionals in the book world and readers ... číst dál

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[ 24.02.09 ] Having fallen to earth after terrorists blow up his plane, Bollywood superstar Gibreel Farishta becomes delirious and starts to hallucinate. He dreams about a distant time where the Prophet Mahound considers making a deal with the council of elders and including a few more verses in his holy book. This is a reference to the verses allegedly deleted from the Quran – a story that, in ... číst dál

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[ 18.02.09 ] The endless flow of news on e-books continues. While Amazon Kindle and new products like the Sony Reader, which launches at the Leipzig Book Fair, escalate the cat-and-mouse game for the most popular electronic reading device, and discussions on the copyright of tomorrow are in full swing, our bags and pockets have become the arena where e-books are pitted against one another. Now it’s the ... číst dál

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