Hi, Leslie (reading@) is away this week, so I'll jump in with some news:
The Lithuanian Embassy in London has kindly come up with a rather fascinating book to give away to the contributor of the most interesting comment in this reading group since 10 August (when Jan received Venclova's poems for his comment on Paulina Pukyte). And Other Stories will pick a winner around the 15 September.
The book is "Vilnius: City of Strangers" by Laimonas Briedas. I hope this whets your appetite (from the publisher's website):
Obviously, using personal voices to bring history to life is nothing new – but what is accomplished here is something very unique, and very specific to the story of Vilnius. Emerging from the cumulative narrations of all those who came and reflected upon it is the staggering drama of how utterly, radically and consistently Vilnius has been a city of change. Borders, languages, religions, tolerances, intolerances, nationalities, names, alliances, essential myths, ethnic make-up, position in Europe – all of these things swirl as if being churned in some cosmic blender.
Leslie (reading@) is away this week, so I'll jump in with some news:
The Lithuanian Embassy in London has kindly come up with a rather fascinating book to give away to the contributor of the most interesting comment in this reading group since 10 August (when Jan received Venclova's poems for his comment on Paulina Pukyte). And Other Stories will pick a winner around the 15 September.
The book is "Vilnius: City of Strangers" by Laimonas Briedas. I hope this whets your appetite (from the publisher's website):
Obviously, using personal voices to bring history to life is nothing new – but what is accomplished here is something very unique, and very specific to the story of Vilnius. Emerging from the cumulative narrations of all those who came and reflected upon it is the staggering drama of how utterly, radically and consistently Vilnius has been a city of change. Borders, languages, religions, tolerances, intolerances, nationalities, names, alliances, essential myths, ethnic make-up, position in Europe – all of these things swirl as if being churned in some cosmic blender.
http://www.baltoslankos.lt/index.php?...