New Literature from Europe event tomorrow night
Thursday, October 19th
Special Event:
The Writer in the City: New Literature From Europe (Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Spain)
Lang Center, 55 West 13th St. 7:00pm, Free
The New School is proud to host the third annual New Literature from Europe event, organized by the Goethe-Institut, in partnership with Instituto Cervantes, Italian Cultrual Institute, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and Czech Center, all in New York. The event bring’s us the best of the best from across the pond--- literary heavyweights whom you may not get a chance to hear again any time soon. There will be readings by and conversations with Bruce Begout (France), Thomas Meinecke (Germany), Sandro Veronesi (winner of Italy's Strega Prize for 2006), Andres Barba (Spain), Michal Viewegh (Czech Republic). Followed by a discussion moderated by Robert Polito. In association with the European Dream Festival. www.europeandream.us
Sandro Veronesi ( Italy )
Sandro Veronesi, born in Florence in 1959, published his first novel in 1988. His
2000 novel, La forza del passato ( The Force of the Past, HarperCollins 2004),
was translated into 15 languages and won the Campiello and Viareggio awards.
With Venite, venite B 52 (1995), Veronesi moved away from traditional Italian
narrative and toward the American psychedelic culture of authors like Thomas
Pynchon and Tom Robbins. His latest novel, Caos Calmo, was honored with the 2006 Strega award.
Thomas Meinecke ( Germany )
Born in 1955 in Hamburg , Meinecke was co-editor of the avant-garde magazine, Mode und Verzweiflung [Fashion and Despair] from 1978 until 1986. His short story collection, Mit der Kirche ums Dorf [Around the Village with the Church] appeared in 1986 and further publications include the short novel, Holz [Wood] (1988) and the novels The Church of John F. Kennedy (1996), Tomboy (1998), Hellblau [Light Blue]
(2001), and Musik (2004). The author is co-founder of the band F.S.K. (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle [Voluntary Self-Control]) and DJ on his own radio show, Zündfunk
Nachtmix.
Bruce Bégout ( France )
Bruce Bégout is lecturer in philosophy at the University of Bordeaux . Several of his books focus on America, among them his essays Zeropolis (2002) (Zeropolis: The Experience of LasVegas, Reaktion Books, 2003) and Lieu Commun, Le motel américain (2003), in which he explores the motel experience, which touches on contemporary forms of urban life, marginality, poverty, mobility, and depersonalization. And again in
L'éblouissement des bords de route (2004), Bégout depicts the American suburbs and the standardization of our existence. His latest title is La découverte du quotidien (2005). Bruce Bégout is currently working on a book about Los Angeles .
Hana Andronikova ( Czech Republic )
Born in 1967 in Zlín, Hana Andronikova studied English and Czech literature at Charles University . Her first novel, Zvuk sluneè ních hodin [The Sound of the Sundial] (2001), was published to great acclaim, receiving the Book Club Literary Award in 2001 and the 2002 Magnesia Litera Award/Discovery of the Year category. This wide-ranging tale ranges from early 1920’s Zlín to 1930’s India to a Nazi concentration camp and contemporary America . Her collection of short stories, Srdce na udici [Heart on the Hook] (2002), confirmed her prominent position among the major names of contemporary Czech prose. Hana Andronikova lives in Prague .
Andrés Barba ( Spain )
Born in Madrid in 1975, Andrés Barba’s first published title, the short novel El hueso que más duele (1997) [The Bone that Most Hurts], received the Ramón J. Sender Fiction award. His novel La hermana deKatia (2001) [Katia's Sister], was named as a finalist for the HerraldeAward. In addition to La recta intención (2002) [The Honest Intention] and Ahora tocad música de baile (2004) [Now Play a Dance Tune] Barba has recently published Versiones de Teresa (2006) [Versions of Teresa],for which he received the Torrente Ballester Fiction award . Andrés Barba is currently senior professor of Spanish at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, the Escuela Contemporánea de Humanidades of Madrid , and Bowdoin College in Maine .
Robert Polito, moderator
Robert Polito, born in Boston , is the author of Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson, which received the National Book Critics Circle Award and an Edgar, and A Reader's Guide to James Merrill's The Changing Light at Sandover, among other titles. He is editor of the Library of America volumes, Crime Novels: American Noir of the 30s and 40s and American Noir of the 50s and has published essays and poems in numerous magazines, including the The New Yorker, ArtForum, BOMB, the New York Times Book Review, and VLS. Having taught at Harvard, Wellesley , and New York University , he has been Director of the Writing Program at The New School since 1992.
Actress Jacqueline Chambord has appeared in Joseph Papp's Shakespeare Festival, among other New York productions, narrated numerous films and recorded museum acoustiguides for MOMA and the Frick Collection. She currently is working on a book of her photographs that document 30 years of the French cultural presence in New York .
Actor Demosthenes Chrysan (AEA) has appeared in numerous, contemporary and classical, regional productions for Florida Stage, Arkansas Repertory, Riverside Theatre, Hamptons Shakespeare Festival, the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, as well as the award winning regional premiere of Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul at Trinity Repertory Theatre. Television appearances include One Life to Live and Law & Order: SVU.
Here are some assorted reviews of the visiting readers:
Booklist on Sandro Veronesi’s The Force of the Past
*Starred Review* Veronesi is a master storyteller who keeps his readers breathless until the very end. He captures a man's midlife reexamination of the relationship with his father perfectly, and without cliche--a nearly impossible feat. Michael Spinella
Livres Hebdo on Bruce Begout’s The Experience of Las Vegas
"This is a real gem, as brilliant and remarkable as its subject"—Livres Hebdo
Booklist on Michal Viewegh’s Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia
“Viewegh's clever, satirical novel is the story of the trials, tribulations, adventures, and loves of Beata Kralova, as told through the adoring eyes of her much older tutor…In this brilliant snapshot of modern-day Prague…Viewegh describes the "new millionaires" of Czech society, the Prague mafiosi, and the omnipresent expatriate Americans, to name just a few of his memorable…characters.”
Special Event:
The Writer in the City: New Literature From Europe (Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Spain)
Lang Center, 55 West 13th St. 7:00pm, Free
The New School is proud to host the third annual New Literature from Europe event, organized by the Goethe-Institut, in partnership with Instituto Cervantes, Italian Cultrual Institute, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and Czech Center, all in New York. The event bring’s us the best of the best from across the pond--- literary heavyweights whom you may not get a chance to hear again any time soon. There will be readings by and conversations with Bruce Begout (France), Thomas Meinecke (Germany), Sandro Veronesi (winner of Italy's Strega Prize for 2006), Andres Barba (Spain), Michal Viewegh (Czech Republic). Followed by a discussion moderated by Robert Polito. In association with the European Dream Festival. www.europeandream.us
Sandro Veronesi ( Italy )
Sandro Veronesi, born in Florence in 1959, published his first novel in 1988. His
2000 novel, La forza del passato ( The Force of the Past, HarperCollins 2004),
was translated into 15 languages and won the Campiello and Viareggio awards.
With Venite, venite B 52 (1995), Veronesi moved away from traditional Italian
narrative and toward the American psychedelic culture of authors like Thomas
Pynchon and Tom Robbins. His latest novel, Caos Calmo, was honored with the 2006 Strega award.
Thomas Meinecke ( Germany )
Born in 1955 in Hamburg , Meinecke was co-editor of the avant-garde magazine, Mode und Verzweiflung [Fashion and Despair] from 1978 until 1986. His short story collection, Mit der Kirche ums Dorf [Around the Village with the Church] appeared in 1986 and further publications include the short novel, Holz [Wood] (1988) and the novels The Church of John F. Kennedy (1996), Tomboy (1998), Hellblau [Light Blue]
(2001), and Musik (2004). The author is co-founder of the band F.S.K. (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle [Voluntary Self-Control]) and DJ on his own radio show, Zündfunk
Nachtmix.
Bruce Bégout ( France )
Bruce Bégout is lecturer in philosophy at the University of Bordeaux . Several of his books focus on America, among them his essays Zeropolis (2002) (Zeropolis: The Experience of LasVegas, Reaktion Books, 2003) and Lieu Commun, Le motel américain (2003), in which he explores the motel experience, which touches on contemporary forms of urban life, marginality, poverty, mobility, and depersonalization. And again in
L'éblouissement des bords de route (2004), Bégout depicts the American suburbs and the standardization of our existence. His latest title is La découverte du quotidien (2005). Bruce Bégout is currently working on a book about Los Angeles .
Hana Andronikova ( Czech Republic )
Born in 1967 in Zlín, Hana Andronikova studied English and Czech literature at Charles University . Her first novel, Zvuk sluneè ních hodin [The Sound of the Sundial] (2001), was published to great acclaim, receiving the Book Club Literary Award in 2001 and the 2002 Magnesia Litera Award/Discovery of the Year category. This wide-ranging tale ranges from early 1920’s Zlín to 1930’s India to a Nazi concentration camp and contemporary America . Her collection of short stories, Srdce na udici [Heart on the Hook] (2002), confirmed her prominent position among the major names of contemporary Czech prose. Hana Andronikova lives in Prague .
Andrés Barba ( Spain )
Born in Madrid in 1975, Andrés Barba’s first published title, the short novel El hueso que más duele (1997) [The Bone that Most Hurts], received the Ramón J. Sender Fiction award. His novel La hermana deKatia (2001) [Katia's Sister], was named as a finalist for the HerraldeAward. In addition to La recta intención (2002) [The Honest Intention] and Ahora tocad música de baile (2004) [Now Play a Dance Tune] Barba has recently published Versiones de Teresa (2006) [Versions of Teresa],for which he received the Torrente Ballester Fiction award . Andrés Barba is currently senior professor of Spanish at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, the Escuela Contemporánea de Humanidades of Madrid , and Bowdoin College in Maine .
Robert Polito, moderator
Robert Polito, born in Boston , is the author of Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson, which received the National Book Critics Circle Award and an Edgar, and A Reader's Guide to James Merrill's The Changing Light at Sandover, among other titles. He is editor of the Library of America volumes, Crime Novels: American Noir of the 30s and 40s and American Noir of the 50s and has published essays and poems in numerous magazines, including the The New Yorker, ArtForum, BOMB, the New York Times Book Review, and VLS. Having taught at Harvard, Wellesley , and New York University , he has been Director of the Writing Program at The New School since 1992.
Actress Jacqueline Chambord has appeared in Joseph Papp's Shakespeare Festival, among other New York productions, narrated numerous films and recorded museum acoustiguides for MOMA and the Frick Collection. She currently is working on a book of her photographs that document 30 years of the French cultural presence in New York .
Actor Demosthenes Chrysan (AEA) has appeared in numerous, contemporary and classical, regional productions for Florida Stage, Arkansas Repertory, Riverside Theatre, Hamptons Shakespeare Festival, the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, as well as the award winning regional premiere of Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul at Trinity Repertory Theatre. Television appearances include One Life to Live and Law & Order: SVU.
Here are some assorted reviews of the visiting readers:
Booklist on Sandro Veronesi’s The Force of the Past
*Starred Review* Veronesi is a master storyteller who keeps his readers breathless until the very end. He captures a man's midlife reexamination of the relationship with his father perfectly, and without cliche--a nearly impossible feat. Michael Spinella
Livres Hebdo on Bruce Begout’s The Experience of Las Vegas
"This is a real gem, as brilliant and remarkable as its subject"—Livres Hebdo
Booklist on Michal Viewegh’s Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia
“Viewegh's clever, satirical novel is the story of the trials, tribulations, adventures, and loves of Beata Kralova, as told through the adoring eyes of her much older tutor…In this brilliant snapshot of modern-day Prague…Viewegh describes the "new millionaires" of Czech society, the Prague mafiosi, and the omnipresent expatriate Americans, to name just a few of his memorable…characters.”
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