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The Colonizers

Anton Kannemayer: Black Scream, 2015 ELit Literaturhaus Europa European Literature Days 2016 03.11. to 06.11.2016

From 3 to 6 November internati- intelligent thinking counteract the onal writers and literary experts current climate of depression. convene for the eighth successive The European Literature Days 2016 year in Wachau. They share ideas Symposium also poses relevant about contemporary issues in up-to-the-minute questions and literature and society. assembles leading writers from Europe, Africa, Asia and America. Europe, the Colonizers and why Last year’s European Literature writers attract interest? A writer Days headline theme The Migrants intervenes and warns of a new is followed by The Colonizers. This upsurge of nationalism in Euro- socio-political and cultural subject pe. He reflects on transnational can be approached thanks to the democracy as an alternative to profound contributions of cont- Anton Kannemayer exclusion and conflict. To intro- emporary novels. The introduc- duce the European Literature Days tory lecture is presented by Hans 2016, Robert Menasse – arguably Christoph Buch, probably the most the homme de lettres – invites anti-provincial of German writers, a Berlin-based political scientist doyen among cosmopolitans who Ulrike Guérot to a debate in the is “driven tirelessly by curiosity Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche. for the world”, in the words of the The focus is founding Europe as Frankfurter Allgemeine. a Republic. Linguistic clarity and Other discussion topics apart from terludes, walks and wine tastings. Europe and the colonizers include: The event venues are schools, How can literature retain its pro- the Karikaturmuseum Krems and file in the digital media age? What most of the discussions are held at creates interest in writers and their Schloss Spitz. European literature, books? Where is European literary Spitz wines and world-class jazz. life heading? Rüdiger Wischenbart coordinates a panel discussion We warmly invite you to with leading publishers, media ex- participate! perts and writers on these issues that were recently highlighted in an Walter Grond insightful study. British journalist Artistic Director of Lucy Popescu reports on an unu- ELit Literaturhaus Europa sual financing model for an excep- tional literary project about asylum seekers. Anja Kovač introduces Versepolis – a new European web journal for poetry, books and culture.

The Symposium is accompanied by literary readings, musical in-

Foto: ELit 2015, Sascha Osaka European Literature Days 2016 Agenda

Thursday, 3 November Friday, 4 November

Opening Symposium Part 1 "The Colonizers" 19:30, Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal Tickets EUR 8.00/6.00 Free accreditation for the symposium at [email protected] Europe as a Republic Robert Menasse (A) and Ulrike Guérot (D) 09:00 Arrival and registration

09:30 Welcome address by Walter Grond, Artistic Director

09:45 Memories of the Underdevelopment Opening lecture by Hans Christoph Buch (D) Response: Petina Gappah (ZWE) Moderator: Karin Harrasser (A)

11:30 Coffee Break

11:45 Asia Reading and writer Q&A panel with Tim Parks (GB) and Pankaj Mishra (GB/IN) Moderator: Carl Henrik Fredriksson (SE) European Literature Days 2016 Agenda

Friday, 4 November Saturday, 5 November

13:30, Schloss zu Spitz, Basement Symposium Part 2 "What Creates Interest?" Lunch Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal Free accreditation for the symposium at [email protected] 15:00 America 09:00 Reading and writer Q&A panel with Zsófia Bán (HU) and Samanta Schweblin (D/AR) Arrival and registration Moderator: Carl Henrik Fredriksson (SE) 09:30 16:30 Diversity Report 2016 Coffee Break Introduction and moderator Rüdiger Wischenbart (A) Discussions with Yana Genova (BL), Miha Kovac (SL) and Gábor Csordás (HU) 17:00 Writer Q&A panel with Rasha Khayat (D/SA) and Gabriela Babnik (SL) Africa Reading and writer Q&A panel with Anton Kannemeyer alias Joe Dog (SA) and 11:30 Birgit Weyhe (D) Coffee Break Moderator: Christian Gasser (CH) 11:45 19:00 Versepolis – European Review of Poetry, Books and Culture Dinner Presentation by Anja Kovač (SL)

20:00 12:15 Arabic Region Crowdfunding – A Country of Refuge Reading and writer Q&A panel with Mathias Énard (F) and Najem Wali (D/IQ) Presentation by Lucy Popescu (GB) Moderator: Karin Harrasser (A) European Literature Days 2016 Agenda

Sunday, 6 November Saturday, 5 November Literary Matinée 13:00 Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal Lunch Tickets EUR 24.00/22.00 (including soup and wine)

14:30, Meeting Point: Innenhof Schloss zu Spitz 11:00 Dialogues in the Vineyards Das Floß der Medusa - Concert and Reading A short walking tour to Tausendeimerberg Franzobel (A) reads from his upcoming book Das Floß der Medusa. Thomas Gansch (A), Trumpet 18:00, Schloss zu Spitz, Basement Georg Breinschmid (A), Double Bass Dinner

Literary Soirée 19:30, Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal Tickets EUR 16.00/14.00 European Literature and Spitz Wines Readings and wine tastings with Spitz vintners. Authors: Rasha Khayat (D/SA), Petina Gappah (ZWE), Peeter Helme (EST), Gabriela Babnik (SL), Jonas Lüscher (CH) Moderator: Gerwig Epkes (D)

ELit Vintners: Weingut Johann Donabaum, Weingut Florian Schneeweis, Weingut Christina Gritsch, Weingut Josef & Herta Donabaum, Weingut Karl Lagler followed by reception with Spitz Community, musical recitals by Musikschule Wachau European Literature Days Themes 2016 Europe as a Republic

Opening Is it time to re-think Europe? What might utopian experiments look like Robert Menasse (A) and Ulrike Guérot (D) today? How do Ulrike Guérot and Robert Menasse – the masterminds of this project – envisage our society? Thur, 3 November, 19:30 Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche “Menasse is a narrator and polemicist, a perceptive intellectual historian Tickets EUR 8.00/6.00 and visionary dreamer; he verifies facts before developing ideas. He is a seducer who wins hearts and minds thanks to his powerful language”, is how the Salzburger Nachrichten described Menasse’s book Der Europä- ische Landbote. He travelled to Brussels for the book research where he discovered that hardly any of the usual clichés about fossilized Eurocrats were accurate. In his essay with echoes of Georg Büchner, Menasse called for nothing less than “the invention of a new, post-national democracy”. In cooperation with the political scientist Ulrike Guérot, he wrote the manifesto describing the founding of a European republic. They have since constantly raised awareness based on their visionary ideas: they advocate no borders, rights for refugees to build their own towns in Europe and the reconstruction of the free world. European Literature Days Themes 2016 The Colonizers

Symposium Part 1 An African country – how is it portrayed by a European novelist and an "The Colonizers" African writer? Similarly, how is India described in a European novel and an Indian writer’s work? In Patrick Deville’s novel, Peste et Choléra Fri, 4 November, 9:30 (“Plague and Cholera”), which was introduced at the European Literature Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal Days 2015, the French writer refers to a dynamic of 19th century European

Free accreditation for the symposium at colonization which also concerns writers and literature. The ‘Europeani- [email protected] zation’ project in the name of progress inspired explorers, researchers, scientists as well as travel writers and adventurers to set off for suppo- sedly unknown terrain. Writing about their ideas of foreign cultures they get caught up in the process of colonization. They were followed by the military and merchants who conquered the land. Their ‘Europeanization’ finally ushered in chaos. Following the colonial powers’ race for world domination from 1860 until the present-day, travel writers also shape the image of cultures outside Europe. From Joseph Conrad and Andre Mal- raux to Hubert Fichte and Bruce Chatwin, in each case they have enriched and expanded the literature of their countries of origin. Is this true for writers today in our globalized world? How can their different approaches foster clearer insights about the world? European Literature Days Themes 2016 What Creates Interest?

Symposium Part 2 In the past decade, which writers and books were successful outside "What Creates Interest?" their original language contexts? What power do the major book and media groups have, and how much influence do specialists have in cultur- Sat, 5 November, 09:30 al spheres? Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal

Accreditation for the symposium at Reading books can no longer be taken for granted. Multiple offers from [email protected] competing media aim to attract the readers’ attention. Many people regard the book world as a closed environment, which is at best accessible to writers and readers, but this universe has so many distinct planets without fixed connections that orbit around a target audience.

The 2016 Diversity Report follows up current developments by reviewing translations of literature in Europe. During the last decade which writers and books were successful outside their original language contexts? What boundaries are identifiable? What is changing? Do literary awards still influence the economy of interest? What about self-published authors and their books? In their Diversity Report 2016, Rüdiger Wischenbart and his team ana- lyzed 250 writers in a dozen European countries. They considered basic conditions and market circumstances; they reviewed literature and literary translations in the wider context of a book market, which is basically in flux, and a reading culture that reacts to a multiplicity of media offers.

In Symposium Part 2 the core statements from the Diversity Report 2016 will be used as a basis of the discussion with the team of writers.

Illustration: Ondřej Buddeus Foto: Name Fotograf European Literature Days Themes 2016 Versepolis

Symposium Part 2 Versepolis. What does the new European online magazine promise for "Versepolis" poetry, books and culture?

Sat, 5 November, 11:45 Versepolis is a new online literary magazine for poetry, books and culture. Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal Funded by the European Union, it is an English-speaking magazine in the

Accreditation for the symposium at tradition of the New York Review of Books and London Review of Books. [email protected] Its focus is continental Europe with reviews of books, exhibitions, films, music, travel and ideas. European Literature Days Themes 2016 A Country of Refuge

Symposium Part 2 How does crowdfunding work for a literary project? "A Country of Refuge" Most stories that we read in the media about refugees are negative. The Sat, 5 November, 12:15 reality of those who have escaped persecution goes beyond the emotional Schloss zu Spitz, Renaissancesaal vulnerabilities that they endured, and equally beyond daily concerns that

Accreditation for the symposium at are part and parcel of establishing a new life. The anthology Ein Zufluchts- [email protected] land is intended as a definite contrast to negative reporting and aims to bring the energy and courage of the human spirit to the forefront. It there- fore makes a committed contribution to the political debate about refugees.

Based on the model of a successful Australian project, a British editorial team working with journalist Lucy Popescu supports funding for the anthology thanks to crowdfunding and the web platform unbound. Books are now in your hands. European Literature Days 2016 Readings and Writer Q&A Panel

Gabriela Babnik, b. 1979, is a Slovenian writer, literary Zsófia Bán, b. 1957, is a Hungarian writer, essayist and lit- critic and translator. She lived for several years in Nigeria erary and art critic. Raised as the child of Jewish parents and completed her Master’s thesis on Nigerian literature. in Brazil, in 1969 the family returned to Hungary. She stu- The European Union Literature Prize is among the many died English and Romance Studies in Budapest, Lisbon, accolades for her work. Minneapolis and New Brunswick. She has worked in film

English book publication: Dry Season, Istros Books London 2015 studios, as an exhibition curator and now teaches Ameri- can Studies in Budapest. A recipient of numerous awards. "Gabriela Babnik’s novel ‘Dry Season‘ breaks the mould of what we usually expect from a writer from a small, Central European nation. Latest book in German: Als nur die Tiere lebten, Suhrkamp Verlag With a global perspective, Babnik takes on the themes of racism, the Berlin 2011 role of women in modern society and the loneliness of the human condition." Latest book in English: Exposed Memory, AICA-CEU Press goodreads Budapest 2010

"The novel is interlaced with magic realism and accurately perceived "Images that are incisive as knife blades. ... ‘Als nur die Tiere lebten’ is fragments of African political reality." a book full of passion and tragedy." European Union Prize for Literature Maria-Xenia Hardt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

"We have the flawless translation of Terézia Mora to thank for the fact that Zsófia Bán has arrived so energetically in German contemporary prose." Lothar Müller, Süddeutsche Zeitung Hans Christoph Buch, b. 1944, is a German writer and Ondřej Buddeus, b. 1984, is a Czech writer, translator and journalist. He is regarded as one of the leading German editor. In the Czech Republic and abroad he has appeared travel writers and intellectuals with regard to post-coloni- with various event formats. He regularly collaborates with alism and literature. He taught German literature in New other artists and tries to place poetic texts in an “extended York, Texas, California, Havana, Buenos Aires, Beijing and field”. In the context of his literary project a me, published Shanghai, published reportages from war and conflict regions as well as a novel trilogy about Haiti. His auto- both as a book and online, he developed a multimedia biographical novel Sechs Arten das Eis zu brechen was theatre performance as well as installation (Steirischer published in July 2016. Herbst 2012). In autumn 2016, his graphic novel Kopf im Kopf will be published in German translation. Latest book in German: Sechs Arten das Eis zu brechen, Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt Frankfurt am Main 2016 Latest book in German: Kopf im Kopf. Wissen, Spielereien und Poesie über den Kopf. Karl Rauch Verlag Düsseldorf 2016 Book publication in English: The Wedding at Port-au-Prince, Harcourt Brace or Faber & Faber New York - London 1986 "His poetry often deals and plays with roles and identities and conventional language pieces, objets trouvé, of our everyday life." "Provinciality – this old criticism of German literature no longer has Crowd impact and that’s down to Hans Christoph Buch. Africa, South Ameri- ca, the Caribbean are among his areas of experience for his post-colonial novels and reportages. Wanderlust and curiosity about the world are obviously a family trait." Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

"A global narrator in the literal sense." DIE LITERARISCHE WELT Mathias Énard, b. 1972, is a French writer and translator. Franzobel, b. 1967, is one of the most popular and popu- He studied art history and oriental languages, and after larizing Austrian writers. He is the recipient of several longer periods living in the Middle East, he is now based awards, including the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, the Nes- in Barcelona where he teaches Arabic. In 2008 he was troy Prize and the Arthur Schnitzler Prize. His plays were awarded the Prix Décembre in France for his work Zone performed among others in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Den- and the Inter Book Prize in 2009; in Germany, he received mark, France, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Italy, Russia and the German-French Prix Candide 2008. In 2015 he won the U.S. To date translations are available in 23 languages. the Prix Goncourt for his novel Boussole which focuses on reciprocal cultural enrichment of West and East. Latest book in German: Der kleine Pirat, Picus Verlag Vienna 2015

"Already a classic right now." Latest book in English: Street of Thieves, Open Letter Books Andreas Ammer, BR-Diwan Rochester 2014

"Franzobel has an unerring sense of language and rhythm. His origi- "For ten years he has been one of the leading voices of French nal writer’s hand makes an entertaining, individual variant of usable literature." examples – a ‘Mordshetz’ (lit. ‘murderous chase’ or great fun), as the Jürgen Ritte, Deutschlandradio Kultur Viennese say!" Christian Schacherreiter, Oberösterreichische Nachrichten "The fascination, which emanates from Mathias Enard’s novel, is down to the text – along with its topicality also the gloomy atmosphere of impending disaster. In addition, his long, labyrinthine sentences grip the reader, drawing him into the novel – the nightmarish passages especially create disturbing, sensual reader experiences." Georg Renöckl, Neue Zürcher Zeitung Petina Gappah, b. 1971, is a Zimbabwean lawyer and au- Ulrike Guérot, b. 1964, is a German political scientist and thor who writes in English. She studied law at the Univer- Director of the Berlin office of the European Council on sity of Zimbabwe, University of Cambridge and achieved Foreign Relations (ECFR). In 2013 she co-authored with her doctorate at Graz University. She works as a lawyer Robert Menasse a manifesto on founding Europe as a and journalist in Geneva. In 2009 Gappah published An Republic. The manifesto is linked to an appeal for a differ- Elegy for Easterly, a volume of short stories that was no- ent Europe and signatories include Thomas Piketty, Ernst minated for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Gesine Schwan. In September Award and received the Guardian First Book Award. 2014, together with Victoria Kupsch, she set up the Eu- ropean Democracy Lab based at the European School of Latest book in English: The Book of Memory, Faber & Faber Governance in Berlin. The specialist focus is the study of New York 2015 issues concerning European democracy. She was award- "Petina Gappah powerfully probes the tricksy nature of memory through ed the French Ordre national du Mérite for her commit- the story of Memory, or Mnemosyne, an albino woman consigned to ment to European integration. Chikurubi prison in Harare, Zimbabwe, convicted of murdering a wealthy white man, Lloyd, her adopted father... Gappah brilliantly exposes the gulf Latest book in German: Warum Europa eine Republik werden muss. Eine between rich and poor, for when Memory was nine years old her parents politische Utopie. Dietz Verlag Berlin 2016 sold her to Lloyd and she moved from an impoverished township, Mufako- se, to a grand house." Anita Sethi, The Observer

"A Zimbabwean woman’s powerful plea for help exposes a web of dark secrets and sexual jealousies." The Guardian Peeter Helme, b. 1978, is an Estonian writer, literary critic Anton Kannemeyer alias Joe Dog, b. 1967, is a South and translator. In autumn 2015 his novel Am Ende der ge- African comic author. As co-founder of the former South stohlenen Zeit was published in German translation. African comic magazine Bitterkomix, Kannemeyer be- came a highly acclaimed representative of an indepen- Book publication in German: Am Ende der gestohlenen Zeit, Karl Rauch dent, young South African scene whose works are shown Düsseldorf 2016 in many museums including the Museum of Modern Art "The third novel by one of the most remarkable authors, critics and es- (MoMA) New York. sayists of the younger generation, Peeter Helme, attempts to write down all that is known about love. Peeter Helme has said that the best literary Book publication in English: The Big Bad Bitterkomix Handbook, Jacana style is simply ‘being honest to oneself until the end’, and in this book he Media Johannesburg 2006. demonstrates such a complete honesty of feelings." Estonian Literary Magazine "Since 1992 Anton Kannemeyer and Conrad Botes reflect their own history and culture in the comic magazine ‘Bitterkomix’. They bore into the wounds of the rainbow nation. Kannemeyer alludes to the clear and innocent-looking visual language from The Adventures of Tintin to tackle issues such as racism, prejudices, stereotypes, representation and perception." Christian Gasser, SRF

"In his comic ‘Papa in Afrika’ Anton Kannemeyer has white protagonists shooting at blacks. The South African intends to make it clear through his brutal and disturbing drawings: racism has still not died out yet." Claudia Malangré, Der Spiegel Rasha Khayat, b. 1978 in Dortmund, is a German-Arabic Jonas Lüscher, b. 1976, is a Swiss and German writer and writer, translator and editor. She grew up in Jeddah, Saudi essayist. He developed material and was a dramatic ad- Arabia, and studied comparative literature, German Stu- visor in the Munich film industry, academic and associate dies and philosophy in Bonn. Since 2005 she has lived in at the Institute of Technology-Theology-Sciences (TTN) at Hamburg. Her first novel, Weil wir längst woanders sind, the University of Munich; he worked as an ethics teacher was published in spring 2016. at the State Business School in Munich/Pasing and at the ETH Zurich. His novella, Frühling der Barbaren won several Book publication in German: Weil wir woanders sind, DuMont prizes in 2013 and attracted rave reviews. Cologne 2016

"A strong, new voice arrives in literature with Rasha Khayat. With great Book publication in English: Barbarian Spring, Haus Publishing intelligence, humour and neverending beauty she records a world about London 2014 which we have heard so much. Simply magnificent." Olga Grjasnowa "An absolutely brilliant book (...) Jonas Lüscher is, for me, the big discovery of this year." Ijoma Mangold, Die Zeit

"He should be congratulated for writing a most humorous and convincing satire of the ridiculous excesses of those responsible for the financial crisis that began in 2008." William D. Cohan, The New York Times Robert Menasse, b. 1954, is an Austrian novelist and es- Pankaj Mishra, b. 1969, is an Indian essayist, literary critic sayist. He studied German Studies, philosophy and poli- and writer. He won international renown for his work of tical science and taught at the University of São Paulo/ non-fiction, Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, a sociological Brazil. Numerous literary prizes. Most recently, his widely study of small towns in India. He is an essayist for The acclaimed essay Der Europäische Landbote (2012) won New York Review of Books. In 2014 he was awarded the the Friedrich Ebert Prize and Heinrich Mann Prize and Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding for his lately the Prix du Livre Européen. book From the Ruins of Empire – The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia. His theories provoke Latest book in English: Anyone say ‘I’, Ariadne Press heated controversies. Riverside 2011

Latest book in English: From the Ruins of Empire. Farrar, Straus and Giroux "Robert Menasse: that means humour, sharpness, irony and it also means New York 2012 soul, sentiment, even enthusiastic escapades – from literature into the political realm, from the essay to the polemically exhilarating pamphlet." "[This] passionate account of the relentless subjugation of Asian empires Martin Meyer, NZZ, Laudatio Max-Frisch-Preis 2014 by European, especially British, imperialism, is provocative, shaming and convincing." "Few people can write such entertaining philosophical stories as Robert The Times Menasse." Christoph Schröder, Zeit online "Brilliant. Mishra reflects back the conventional Western view of Asia. Modern history as the majority of the world population has experienced – from Turkey to China. Magnificent." Orhan Pamuk

"Pankaj Mishra receives the ‚Leipzig Book Prize for European Under- standing’. A wrong decision. The Indian writer is an anti-European; he is indifferent to human rights." Die Welt Tim Parks, b. 1954, is a British writer and translator. He Samanta Schweblin, b. 1978, is an Argentinian writer. She is a lecturer at the IULM University of Milan where he studied film science and was director of an advertising teaches literary translation. In many of his novels and agency. She teaches creative writing in Oaxaca, Havana, narrative works of non-fiction he has focused on life in Stockholm, Beijing and Berlin. She was awarded the most Italy. Among his numerous translations from Italian are prestigious Spanish Short Story Prize IV Premio Interna- works by Moravia, Tabucchi, Calvino and Calasso. Parks is cional de Narrativa Breve. Her novel Das Gift published in regarded as an expert on European intellectual history. He 2015 in German was translated into 20 languages. has won numerous literary prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. Book publication in English: Birds in the Mouth, Electric Literature 2012

"Dark and stage-like just like David Lynch: in Samanta Schweblin’s Argen- Latest book in English: Painting Death, Harvill Secker London 2014 tina magic becomes political." Britta Heidemann, DIE WELT "Tim Parks is in every respect a writer of contemporaneity. He narrates stories from the present, and his books possess what is even more im- "She has stories to tell. She has rhythm. She has poetry. She is hard-no- portant, their signature, indeed, their face." sed. She has a unique view of things." Ursula März, Die Zeit Le Monde

"Sharp and witty, expertly paced, frequently horrific and often very funny." Times Literary Supplement Najem Wali is an Iraqi writer living in Germany. He regu- Birgit Weyhe, b. 1969, is a German comic artist, illustrator larly writes among others for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, and author of graphic novels. She spent her childhood and Neue Zürcher Zeitung and Die Zeit. His novel Baghdad youth in the East African countries of Uganda and Kenya. Marlboro describes the war in Iraq from an Iraqi and In her semi-autobiographical works Birgit Weyhe com- American perspective. He was awarded the Bruno Kreisky bines the style of the European comic avantgarde with Prize for his dedicated work. African form language. In 2015 Birgit Weyhe received the first German Comic Book Award of the Berthold Leibinger Latest book in German: Im Kopf des Terrors. Töten mit und ohne Gott, Stiftung for Madgermanes. Residenzverlag Salzburg 2016

Book publication in English: Frozen Ititi, Mami Verlag Quilow 2010 "Najem Wali has something that eludes most opponents of the Middle East conflict: empathy and the willingness to see things from the adver- "In ‘Madgermanes’ Birgit Weyhe relates the experiences of Mozambique- sary’s viewpoint as well." an contract workers in the GDR during the 1980s. She inverts the usual Klara Obermüller, Neue Zürcher Zeitung perspective of a German view of the world and simultaneously presents a portrait of a state prior to its collapse. Facts researched on the basis of "You wish that Najem Wali won’t stop acting as a poetic witness to the vio- interviews with former contract workers are so subtly embellished by Birgit lent upheavals in Iraq and persists in creating his own archive richly laced Weyhe with objects of reminiscence and allegorical motifs that a comic with stories." emerges in which its visual and narrative language itself transgresses the Sigrid Brinkmann, Deutschlandradio Kultur boundaries between African and European culture." Andreas Platthaus European Literature Days 2016 Co-organizers

Moderators curator, translator, occasional DJ Musicians like in the world of Brein and Gansch? and much more. It’s an intergalactic groove, rag, schmoozing, clicking, joking, hustle, Gerwig Epkes Thomas Gansch wheeze and swing between the star Literature and features editor with Karin Harrasser Trumpeter, musical director of of Jazz and the planet, Vienna – it’s a SWR2 in Baden-Baden and editor Media and cultural scientist. Since the wind ensemble Mnozil Brass. real pleasure. Bumtschakabumtrara!" of audio books as well as short 2013 Professor of Cultural Studies He is also a singer and performs Gabi Burian stories anthologies. He manages at the Kunstuniversität Linz. Her Viennese lieder and popular hits. the SWR Toplist. research interests include body, A welcome special guest with his Musicians of the Musikschule self- and media techniques, popu- band Gansch & Roses. Wachau. Carl Henrik Fredriksson lar culture and science fiction. Literary critic, columnist, essayist Georg Breinschmid and translator. He was editor-in- Rüdiger Wischenbart Double-bass player and compo- Bloggers chief of Ord & Bild, Sweden’s old- Journalist, Director of the Publis- ser. He is one of Austria’s leading est cultural magazine, and editor hers’ Forum Berlin. Former Press jazz musicians on the international Peter Zimmermann of Eurozine – a network of Europe- Officer for the Frankfurt Book Fair; music scene. Writer and journalist. Features and an cultural magazines and online now a consultant specializing in cultural editor for ORF/Radio in cultural journal. communication, communication "These brilliant instrumentalists both Vienna; manager of the Ex libris found each other in a vast pool of strategy and cultural markets. book show on Radio Ö1. top musicians in Central Europe and Christian Gasser make the impossible possible in a Christian Gasser is co-editor of the heart-warming and refreshing way: a comic magazine, STRAPAZIN, an double-bass and trumpet duet. audio- and features author, journa- But if you add their voices, plus the drums integrated with the bass, some list and lecturer at Lucerne Univer- whistling, body percussion and the sity of Applied Sciences and Art – flugelhorn then you have a trio or School of Art & Design, exhibition quartet. And what does music sound Q&A Panellists She was Director of the Writers in Prison Committee for the English Gábor Csordás Centre of PEN. Hungarian translator, publisher and publicist. Founder of Jelenkor Anja Kovač Verlag, the publisher of almost all editor of the web magazine, reputable late 20th century Hun- Versepolis, and works for Beletrina garian writers. Academic Press in Ljubljana.

Yana Genova Bulgarian publicist. She is Director of the Next Page Foundation in Sofia.

Miha Kovač Slovenian literary scholar and publisher. He is Head of Digital Development at Mladinska knjiga publishers, and Professor at the Department of Library and Infor- mation Science and Book Studies at the University of Ljubljana.

Lucy Popescu English writer, editor and critic.

Photo: Julia Wesely European Literature Days 2016 Collaborative Projects

eljub European Literature Youth Meetings Thursday, 3 November

The eljub European Literature Youth Meetings develop new forms of literary commu- 09:30, NMS Wachau, HLW Haag, NMS Melk, Stiftsgymnasium Melk, NNÖMS Krems nication for young people from currently seven countries. They learn to appreciate Eu- ELit European Writers "Go To School" rope’s shared heritage through the focus on literature. The events promote and raise Reading and writer Q&A panel with Gabriela Babnik (SL), Peeter Helme (EST), Rasha awareness for the new opportunities of digital writing, reading, publishing and com- Khayat (D/SA), Jonas Lüscher (CH), Birgit Weyhe (D) municating and help young people to become pro-active in their own environment. The youngsters work together at a summer camp to produce an ebook. 10:00, Kunstvermittlung Kunstmeile Krems eljub Dialogue Conference, Part 1 On 3 November the second eljub Dialogue Conference takes place in Krems an der Donau. Young participants from Europe have the opportunity to discuss with deci- 13:00, Karikaturmuseum Krems sion-makers from the youth sector the important topics of their generation. In work- ELit Authors Workshops shops and readings young people from Lower Austria meet writers participating in Workshops with Ondřej Buddeus (CZ), David Böhm (CZ) and Rasha Khayat (D/SA) the European Literature Days. 16:00, Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche More Information http://www.eljub.eu eljub Dialogue Conference, Part 2

In cooperation with Pilgern & Surfen Melk and the Landesjugendreferat Lower Austria. Supported by EU-program Erasmus +.

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For the first time, the Writer Q&A panel discussions as well as readings will be broad- cast as a one-hour film on Okto.TV and uploaded to the ELit YouTube archive. European Literature Days 2016 Accreditation & Tickets

Free accreditation for the symposium (4. and 5. 11.) Tickets für die öffentlichen Veranstaltungen please email [email protected]. 03.11. Robert Menasse – Europe as a Republic EUR 8.00/6.00 05.11. Literary Soirée (incl. wine tasting) EUR 16.00/14.00 Accreditation can be arranged, at the latest, until 3. 11. Participant numbers are very (Followed by wine reception hosted by Spitz Community) limited! Please state for which day or half-day you require accreditation. The events 06.11. Concert and Reading (incl. soup and wine): EUR 24.00/22.00 ("Robert Menasse – Europe as a Republic" on 3. 11., "Literary Soirée" on 5. 11. and Thomas Gansch, Georg Breinschmid and Franzobel "Concert and Reading" on 6. 11.) are not part of the accreditation. If you require lunch and/or dinner at Schloss Spitz please register at the time of accreditation. Meal vou- Venues chers are available at the venue. Price per meal, incl. non-alcoholic drinks, EUR 15.00. Schloss zu Spitz Schlossgasse 3 Overnight accommodation booking is possible via the Festival Office. A-3620 Spitz/Wachau

For accommodation we also recommend that you contact Spitz Tourist Office: Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche Minoritenplatz 4 Tourismusverein Spitz A-3500 Krems/Stein Mittergasse 3a 3620 Spitz a. d. Donau Literaturlounge T: +43 (0) 2713 / 2363 During the festival a book table and comics corner will present selected titles by the F: +43 (0) 2713 / 2988 participating writers. These books are available for you to purchase. [email protected] ELit Vintage Wine Planning, Administration, Organization ELit’s traditional vintage wine is presented in 2016 in cooperation with wine expert NÖ Festival und Kino GmbH and vintner, Christina Gritsch. Minoritenplatz 4, 3500 Krems http://www.josef-gritsch.net Telefon: +43 (0) 2732 / 90 80 33 Fax: +43 (0) 2732 / 90 80 31 Mail: [email protected]

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BLÄTTERWIRBEL 2016 Lesefest – Literaturwoche 6.10.BLÄ bis 30.10.2016TTERWIRBEL

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Sponsors In the unique setting of Wachau, Europe’s literary experts meet from 3 to 6 November 2016 for a weekend of networking, discussion and ex- plorations of European literature.

The European Literature Days consist of a Symposium attended by invited and accredited guests. The focus is on discussion topics from the Ob- servatory for European Contemporary Literature (literaturhauseuropa.eu) Co-Organizers as well as public readings, literary and musical events with international writers. The programme includes workshops and readings for a younger audience in schools and at the Karikaturmuseum Krems. The collaborative project with the European Literature Youth Movements (www.eljub.eu) enhances the European Literature Days with innovative literary encounters. The traditional ELit vintage wine will be presented in 2016 in cooperation with wine expert Christina Gritsch. Media Partners www.literaturhauseuropa.eu

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