Göteborg Book Fair 25-28 September 2003
Friday, 26 September 17.00-18.30
Europe - Alliances Old and New
What are the cultural implications of the political and social developments of the past decade? Are old cultural links being obliterated by new political exigencies and what is the position and status of the new countries to enter the EU next year, and, equally importantly, of those being left behind? What do Europeans have in common and what is the meaning of concepts such as internationalism and cosmopolitism today?
Miguel Vale de Almeida ( Portugal ), Aleš Debeljak and Tomaž Šalamun ( Slovenia ), Mererid Hopwood ( Wales ), Ryszard Kapuscinski ( Poland ), Juris Kronbergs (Sweden/Latvia)
Debate moderated by Johan Öberg ( Sweden ), author and journalist.
Saturday, 27 September 11.00 - 13.00 Room for Poetry
Readings with poets from Latvia, Poland and Slovenia
with Aleš Debeljak , Tomaž Šalamun, Brane Mozetič, Knuts Skujenieks, Inguna Jansone, Marzanna Boguslava Kielar, and Dariusz Suska
Literature Across Frontiers: in co-operation with the Centre for Slovenian Literature, FILI - Finnish Literature Information Centre, Instituto de les Lletres Catalanes, Instituto Portugues do Livro e das Bilbiotecas, Latvian Literature Information Centre, National Book Centre of Greece, Polish Literary Group of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Wales Arts International and Welsh Literature Abroad