Literature Night 2023
2023.10.01
On 27 September 2023, Literature Night 2023 events took place in 15 towns around Bulgaria to allow the public to enjoy the beauty of European literature and help readers discover their new favorite writer. Visitors had the opportunity to listen to excerpts from literary works by 21 European authors, being read by famous persons – actors, radio and television presenters, musicians, singers, translators.
The National Academy of Art joined the initiative and opened three of its ateliers, which became reading nests to present the publications from:
AUSTRIA
book: "The Spirit of Europe" (from "One Hundred Black Sewing Machines") by Elias Hirschl
translator: Penka Angelova
publishing house: "Elias Canetti"
GREAT BRITAIN
book: The Parisian" by Isabella Hammad
translator: Stefan Avramov
publishing house: "Krug"
reading: Radosveta Stamenkova
FINLAND
book: "The Invisible Child" by Tove Jansson
translator: Teodora Dzhebarova
publishing house: "Damyan Yakov"
reading: Monika Tsvetkova
Literature Night 2023 is part of the Calendar of Cultural Events of Sofia City Municipality.