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Haus der Berliner Festspiele | Seitenbühne László Krasznahorkai (Hungary/Germany) and Ion Grigorescu (Romania)
László Krasznahorkai will introduce Ion Grigorescu with a short story, his nominee for the programme section “Literatures of the World”. Grigorescu is considered to be one of the first Romanian concept artists. His work and performances combine political and metaphysical aspects, and are often concerned with his own physicality.
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Haus der Berliner Festspiele | Seitenbühne Poetry Night III. Georgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria), Nora Iuga (Romania), Michael Lentz (Germany), Vasyl Makhno (Ukraine/USA), Mihály Víg (Hungary) among others
Presented by: Silke Behl
Reader: Frank Arnold, Astrid Gorvin
Georgi Gospodinov made his debut in 1992 with his volume of poems, “Lapadarium”, which was followed by a second volume in 1996. He achieved international fame with his first novel, “Natural Novel” (1999; Eng. 2005), which has since been translated into ten languages. Also a playwright and screenwriter, the successful Bulgarian writer will be presenting his poetry.
Nora Iuga is the “grande dame” of Romanian poetry, and translator of numerous German-speaking authors into Romanian, including Günther Grass, Elfriede Jelinek, and Oskar Pastior, among others.
She will be reading poems from her recently published selected works translated into German – “Gefährliche Launen”. Her poems have a timeless freshness, and they explore themes of people’s desires, their physicality and their longings.
For Michael Lentz, the presentation (almost) always belongs to the text. His literature isn’t only the printed word – it’s also what is read aloud, alone or accompanied by music or film. Poems belong on the stage, set to music – also without musicians. This evening Michael Lentz will read from his two volumes of poetry as well as new writings.
The Ukrainian poet Vasyl Makhno has lived in New York for the last eight years. His volume of poetry “Plawnyk ryby” (the Fish’s Fin) – half of it written in Europe, half in America – is a visible testimony to this transition. Diversity, vigour and the profane are the trademarks of his free verse, as well as the observant, lyrical “I”.
Mihály Víg was nominated for the programme “Literatures of the World” by László Krasznahorkai. Hungarian poet, storyteller, musician, actor and composer of film soundtracks, Víg comes from a family of artists. Along with song texts, he has published a volume of poems and novellas, “Versek és novellák”.
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