This evening, none other than Olga Tokarczuk will be at the Aula of the Lutheran Church. She will engage in a conversation about the state of European literature, the importance of translation and her oeuvre.
This year, Olga Tokarczuk, together with her translator Karol Lesman, won the 2024 European Literature Prize for her novel Empusion (De Geus). Combining this wonderful fact and the occasion of the annual State of European Literature, Tokarczuk will engage in a conversation with Margot Dijkgraaf. They will explore the role of literature in our contemporary European society. Following this, Tokarczuk will discuss winning the 2024 European Prize of Literature and the significance of translation, joined by her translator Karol Lesman and jury chair Niña Weijers.
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Vrijdag 1 november 2024 20.00 uur
Aula, Lutheran Church, Spui, Amsterdam
