On 30 January, Estonia is once again celebrating Estonian Literature Day. For non-native speakers, here are some resources for getting to know Estonian literature. EstLit – a new English-language magazine dedicated to Estonian literature. Estonian Literature Centre – extensive information on Estonian authors with profiles, translated excerpts and more. No More Amber – a new yearly magazine … Continued
Tom Stoppard came to the HeadRead festival in 2013 and for his visit, parts one and two of his Coast of Utopia were produced in the Estonian Drama Theatre and the Estonian City Theatre respectively. His programme was truly packed, he gave a talk at the Estonian Writers’ Union and went to see the theatre … Continued
Without a doubt, the most popular talk this year was the conversation between Édouard Louis and Maria Esko, so those who unfortunately did not fit into the main venue can now enjoy the ERR’s recording of the talk. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
Getting to the final stretch of ERR’s series of recordings from this year’s HeadRead, Finnish author Jari Järvelä talks to translator Kai Aareleid. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
A French perspective on Estonian history was explored this spring by Xavier Bouvet and Linda Kaljundi. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
Topical political issues, mainly information warfare, were explored at this year’s festival by journalist Peter Pomerantsev, who spoke to Harri Tiido. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
In another instalment of ERR’s recordings from this year’s festival, Ghanaian-British author Nii Ayikwei Parkes talks to translator Heili Sepp. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
Fans of Terry Pratchett can enjoy this talk between his longtime assistant and biographer Rob Wilkins and Kaupo Meiel. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
Philosophy was explored this year by Emanuele Coccia and Peeter Laurits, now available via ERR. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
Representing German literature in the ERR’s series, here is the talk of Elena Fischer and Peeter Kormašov. Recordings of previous festivals are available for watching on the Jupiter platform.
