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Event

May 22-24. Literary Festival Solothurn

This year, all events of the Literary Festival in Solothurn will take place on-line at literature-online.ch and will all be free of charge. The event annually brings together literature adepts and writers from all over Switzerland. Visitors will have access to several virtual podiums including discussions, presentations, round tables, and interactive events.

Known in Russia authors are a part of the festival; thus, Swiss poet Roland Jurczok will talk about «spoken word» and Lukas Bärfuss, playwright and essayist, will participate in the discussion on ethics, morality, and red line in the contemporary literary process.

Here is Lukas Bärfuss’s Georg Büchner Prize Acceptance Speech published in Russian by colta.ru. Georg Büchner Prize is the most prestigious literary award in Germany.

Program of the festival is available here.

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