Croatian poet and translator Andrea Jurjević speaks with host Joe Williams about cultural issues and her translation of two recent poetry collections, Mamasafari (pub. Diálogos) by Olja Savičević Ivančević and Dead Letter Office (pub. The Word Works) by Marko Pogačar, and we enjoy poems from each, bilingually.

Croatian poet and translator Andrea Jurjević speaks with host Joe Williams about cultural issues and her translation of two recent poetry collections, Mamasafari (pub. Di&aacute;logos) by Olja Savičević Ivančević and Dead Letter Office (pub. The Word Works) by Marko&nbsp;Pogačar, and we enjoy poems from each, bilingually.

Showcasing literature and exploring literary communities across Central and Eastern Europe

Showcasing literature and exploring literary communities across Central and Eastern Europe

The Middle Ground

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Trafika Europe Radio - Europe's literary radio station, free online ---
featuring episodes from:&nbsp; &nbsp;
Dalkey Archive Press: Black on White ---
Spotlighting the EU Prize for Literature ---
Eco-Lit ---
French Forays ---
The Middle Ground ---
Bowery Poetry Speaks ---
Turkish Sofa ---
Women in Translation ---
Swiss Literature Today ---
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Our website: <a href="https://trafikaeurope.org/go/radio">https://trafikaeurope.org/go/radio</a> ---
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Contact: <a href="mailto:editor@trafikaeurope.org">editor@trafikaeurope.org</a>
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Trafika Europe Radio

Europe's literary radio station, free online

Europe's literary radio station, free online

Andrea Jurjevic - Croatian poet and translator

Tunisian-French author Amine Al Ghozzi speaks with host Andrew Singer all about his EUPL-awarded novel, Zindali, the Night of 14 January 2011, focusing on the Tunisian uprising, which led to the Arab Spring across the region. We also enjoy an excerpt from the novel, translated from standard Arabic and Tunisian dialect by Rached Khalifa, performed by Joe Williams. This episoide is fully bilingual (French-English).

Tunisian-French author Amine Al Ghozzi speaks with host Andrew Singer all about his EUPL-awarded novel, Zindali, the Night of 14 January 2011, focusing on the Tunisian uprising, which led to the Arab Spring across the region. We also enjoy an excerpt from the novel, translated from standard Arabic and Tunisian dialect by Rached Khalifa, performed by Joe Williams. This episoide is fully bilingual (French-English).

Amine Al Ghozzi: Zindali: The Night of 14 January 2011

Dutch author Gerda Blees speaks with host Andrew Singer about her novel, We Are Light, and related issues of fasting, meditation, and death, as well as some cultural comparisons in Europe, and where we’re at in this cultural moment all together. This episode features a generous (12-minute) reading from the novel by the author, in English translation by Michele Hutchison.

We are Light will be available in English from World Editions in August, 2023.

This series enjoys kind support from the EUPL and Creative Europe, the Federation of European Publishers, and the European and International Booksellers Federation.

Dutch author Gerda Blees speaks with host Andrew Singer about her novel, We Are Light, and related issues of fasting, meditation, and death, as well as some cultural comparisons in Europe, and where we’re at in this cultural moment all together. This episode features a generous (12-minute) reading from the novel by the author, in English translation by Michele Hutchison.
We are Light will be available in English from World Editions in August, 2023.
This series enjoys kind support from the EUPL and Creative Europe, the Federation of European Publishers, and the European and International Booksellers Federation.

Gerda Blees: We Are Light

Host Andrew Singer interviews Irish author Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin, focusing on his EUPL-recognized novel, Madame Lazare – an Irish-language novel which shifts in time and place between the Aran Islands, Paris and Brussels from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. Personal, family and cultural identity are brought into question as the plot unfolds and unusual family secrets are revealed. The discussion also considers the roles of language, storytelling, and religion in contemporary Ireland.

Host Andrew Singer interviews Irish author Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin, focusing on his EUPL-recognized novel, Madame Lazare – an Irish-language novel which shifts in time and place between the Aran Islands, Paris and Brussels from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. Personal, family and cultural identity are brought into question as the plot unfolds and unusual family secrets are revealed. The discussion also considers the roles of language, storytelling, and religion in contemporary Ireland.

Andrea Jurjevic - Croatian poet and translator

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