On 30 January, Estonia is once again celebrating Estonian Literature Day, which this year coincides with the official launch of the Year of the Estonian Book, a celebration of 500 years of the written Estonian language. For nonnative speakers, here are some resources for getting to know Estonian literature. Estonian Literature Centre – extensive information on … Continued
Undoubtedly one of the most popular events this year was the talk of British historian and presenter Lucy Worsley and publisher Tauno Vahter. If you didn’t make it to the venue, you can enjoy the recording thanks to the ERR’s culture news portal now!
Quality fiction from Scandinavia was in abundance at this year’s festival and you can now enjoy the talk of Swedish author Anneli Jordahl and anthropologist Saara Mildeberg.
This year’s festival also explored the indigenous perspective, with Sweden-based writer Tina Harnesk speaking to poet and translator Heidi Iivari about her Sami heritage.
This year, we had the pleasure of the legendary Finnish actor, director and writer Pirkko Saisio, who spoke to Triin Tael.
We were happy to host very special guests, Ukrainian poets Lyudmila Khersonskaya and Boris Khersonsky who spoke to Igor Kotjuh.
This year, we were able to enjoy lots of high quality crime fiction from our neighbours and beyond – here you can watch the recording of the talk of Elina Backman and Helen Pärk.
Moving a bit further away from our immediate neighbourhood, we are delighted to share the talk of Italian poet Valerio Magrelli and Maarja Kangro, translator, author and the new Chairman of the Estonian Writers’ Union.
This time, you can enjoy the talk of Scottish author Robin Robertson and Jan Kaus.
Heading north, we can take a look and listen at what Iida Turpeinen and Piret Pääsuke discussed.
