In the last week of May, the HeadRead Literary Festival is hosting a diverse selection of notable international guests in Tallinn.
The geopolitical situation and the beauty and pain of history will be explored by British journalist and author Peter Pomerantsev, one of the most translated Finnish-Estonian writers of our time Sofi Oksanen, British historian and writer Simon Sebag Montefiore, and Italian-French philosopher Emanuele Coccia. Writers and thinkers Andrii Krasniashchykh and Volodymyr Yermolenko will arrive from Ukraine, the global focal point.
Fresh European literature will be represented by the compelling and controversial French author Édouard Louis, Ghanian-British writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes, German author Elena Fischer, who made a successful debut with her coming-of-age novel Paradise Garden; Daisy Georgia Goodwin, the author of Diva, her successful novel about Maria Callas; and Jari Järvelä, who has been nominated for the Finlandia Prize multiple times. Crime fiction is represented by former police officer, British author Clare Mackintosh, while Latvian actress Zane Daudzina explores the nostalgia novel in the form of a diary.
They are joined by Terry Pratchett’s biographer Rob Wilkins; Katie Kirby, creator of the popular Lottie Brooks series; Sanne Rooseboom and Mark Janssen, authors of the children’s books series Ministry of Solutions, and Riikka Jäntti, best known for the adorable Little Mouse series. International poetry guests include Gili Haimovich, who has translated Estonian literature into Hebrew, and Irish poet Laoighseah Ní Choisdealbha.
The HeadRead Literary Festival is held in Tallinn from 28 May to 1 June.
The programme is being updated.
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See you at the festival!
