Opening of the European Literature Days 2019
Host Robert Menasse (Vienna) in conversation with Doron Rabinovici (Wien)

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Writers: György Dragomán (Budaörs/HU), Iris Wolff (Freiburg/DE)
Moderator: Rainer Moritz (Hamburg)

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Writers: Ida Hegazi Høyer (Oslo), Annelies Verbeke (Ghent) 
Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

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Writers: Ghayath Almadoun (Stockholm), Priya Basil (Berlin)

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Walking tour through Stein an der Donau with Albert Hosp (Vienna), KV 487 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Severin Endelweber (viola), Gregor Reinberg (violin)

Introduction to the exhibition by Carola Dertnig (Vienna)
Writers: Marente de Moor (Amsterdam), Teresa Präauer (Vienna)

Moderator: Rainer Moritz (Hamburg)

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Writers: Rory MacLean (London), Clemens Setz (Vienna)

Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

On digital feasibility fantasies, the surrender of utopian thinking and their dissolution in literature
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Writers: Marc Elsberg (Vienna), Zoë Beck (Berlin)

Introduction and moderators: Beat Mazenauer (Lucerne) and Rüdiger Wischenbart (Vienna)



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Exhibition previews of the artists Teresa Margolles and Adrian Paci

Guided tours by curators Florian Steininger and Andreas Hoffer, both artists in attendance

Writers: Helena Janeczek (Rome), Julia von Lucadou (Biel/Bienne, New York, Cologne), Enis Maci (Leipzig)
 Moderator: Katja Gasser (Vienna)

Concert: Darkstone Brass – Martin Ptak (trombone), Martin Eberle (trumpet), Martin Ohrwalder (trumpet), Philip Yaeger (trombone), Erik Hainzl (tuba), Lukas König (drums)

Wine tasting with wines from the Weingut Stadt Krems


Reading and discussion with Francesca Melandri (Rome)

Moderator: Katja Gasser (Vienna)

Music: Simon Zöchbauer and the Koehne Quartet – Joanna Lewis (violin), Anne Harvey-Nagl (violin), Lena Fankhauser (viola), Melissa Coleman (cello)
Presentation of the Austrian Book Trade Honorary Award for Tolerance in Thought and Action to Francesca Melandri by HVB President Benedikt Föger.

Laudatio speech: Helena Janeczek

Keynote talk by Ariadne von Schirach (Berlin): Wilderness. Come into the Open, Friend, and Be Amazed
followed by Robert Menasse (Vienna) in conversation with Ariadne von Schirach
Live stream of Talk and Writer Q&A
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWpCbocfw6cDigv9ZUKVNDQ

Writers: Polly Clark (Helensburgh/Scotland) and Dan Richards (Bristol/GB)
Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

Live stream of Writer Q&A interactive
Moderator’s input via live streaming: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoPumbJXXKI

Writers: Fabio Andina (Lugano) and Miek Zwamborn (Isle of Mull, Scotland)
Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

Live stream of Writer Q&A interactive
Moderator’s input via live streaming: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKza5Gia2o

Writers: Petina Gappah (Edinburgh), Gergely Péterfy (Budapest)
Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

Live stream of Writer Q&A interactive
Moderator’s input via live streaming: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8wI_PAY0iI

Reading
Writers: Olga Grjasnowa (Berlin), Michael Stavarič (Vienna)
Moderator: Veronika Trubel (Wien)
Followed by a talk by Günther Oberhollenzer about the exhibition Traces and Masks of Refugees (State Gallery of Lower Austria) and the artist Ramesch Daha shows the wall-art mural 06.04.1945 at Stein Prison wall.

Live stream Reading and virtual tour of the exhibition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX3zvvSoZjI

Writers Edo Popović (Zagreb), Matthias Politycki (Hamburg)
Moderator: Rüdiger Wischenbart (Wien)

Live stream of Writer Q&A interactive
Moderator’s input via live streaming: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdbWmmBQbQ

Discussion on the keynote topic of the European Literature Days 2020 “More Wilderness!”
Input: Andreas Weber (Berlin): Indigenous thinking
Discussion with keynote speaker and author Ariadne von Schirach (Berlin)
Moderator: Rüdiger Wischenbart (Vienna)

Live stream of Writer Q&A interactive
Moderator’s input via live streaming: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMS1hUF094

Writers: Peter Balko (Bratislava), Daniela Emminger (Vienna), Anna Ospelt (Vaduz), Filip Springer (Warsaw),
Moderator: Hans Koch (Cologne)

Live stream of Readings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ptwfH9sQeQ

Writer: Sjón (Reykjavík)
Reading: Johannes Silberschneider (Munich)
Concert: Ernst Molden and Ursula Strauss – Wüdnis
Moderator: Katja Gasser (Vienna)

Live stream of Reading and Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhuaPxIRfHg

Reading and Writer Q&A with A.L. Kennedy (Scotland)
Laudatio: Sonja Zekri (Munich)
Moderator: Katja Gasser (Vienna)
Concert Mario Rom’s Interzone

Presentation of the Honorary Award of the Austrian Book Trade for Tolerance in Thought and Action to A.L. Kennedy by HVB President Benedikt Föger.

Live stream of Reading and Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-E4FDLmAI

Reading and conversation with Navid Kermani (Köln)
Concert

Writer: Christoph Ransmayr (Vienna)
Reading: Dörte Lyssewski (Vienna)
Concert: Brot & Sterne (Vienna)
Moderator: Katja Gasser (Vienna)

Writers: Elisa Shua Dusapin (Porrentruy), Lana Bastašić (Zagreb), Robert Prosser (Alpbach and Vienna)
Introduction and moderator: Victoria Strobl (Vienna) and Irene Zanol (Innsbruck)

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Second plenary discussion: the headline theme of the European Literature Days 2021 “Travel Routes. On the Road to Be Free?”
Keynote: Andrea Marcolongo (Paris): The Sea, Love and Courage to Set Forth. What the Argonauts Saga Tells Us
followed by discussion with Andrea Marcolongo (Paris), Karin Fleischanderl (Vienna) and Patricia Portela (Lisbon, Antwerp)
Moderator: Rüdiger Wischenbart (Vienna)

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Writers: Patricia Portela (Lisbon, Antwerp) and Mathijs Deen (Amsterdam)
Moderator: Rüdiger Wischenbart (Vienna)

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Musical interludes: Severin Endelweber (viola), Gregor Reinberg (violin)


Opening of the European Literature Days 2021 – Travel Routes. On the Road to Be Free?

19.30 Along the Balkan Route
Keynote talk Najem Wali (Berlin)

followed by Cathrin Kahlweit (Vienna) in conversation with Najem Wali (Berlin)

20.30 Along the Silk Road

Peter Frankopan (Oxford) in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith (London)

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First plenary discussion: ideas from the keynote talk

Contributors: Peter Frankopan (Oxford) and Najem Wali (Berlin)

Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

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Kapka Kassabova (Edinburgh) and Erika Fatland (Oslo)

Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

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Writers: Priya Basil (Berlin) and Johny Pitts (London)

Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)

Introduction by Elisabeth Voggeneder to the exhibition PARK SEO-BO UND ADOLF FROHNER. Paris 1961
Writers: Felicitas Hoppe (Hamburg) and Erik Fosnes Hansen (Oslo)

Moderator: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)

Introduction by Elisabeth Voggeneder to the exhibition PARK SEO-BO UND ADOLF FROHNER. Paris 1961
Writers: Felicitas Hoppe (Berlin) and Erik Fosnes Hansen (Oslo)

Moderator: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)

Reading: Ljuba Arnautović (Vienna)
Music: Baba Yaga (Vienna):
Jasmin Meiri/ Vocals, percussion,
Raphaela Gmeiner/ Vocals, violin,
Zebastian Lombardi/ Guitar,
Florian Gunacker/ Double bass
Talk: Robert Streibel (Vienna and Krems)

7.30 pm Natalka Sniadanko (Lviv/ Marbach am
Neckar) in conversation with Katja Gasser
(Vienna)
8.30 pm Alenka Zupančič (Ljubljana) in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith (London)Live stream of Literature Talks interactive
Moderator of live stream comments:
Veronika Trubel (Vienna)

Reading: Johanna Lier (Zurich)
Music: Taner Türker/ Cello (Krems)
Guided tour: Günther Buchinger (Krems)
In cooperation with kremskultur.

Writer: Hervé Le Tellier (Paris)
Reading: Dorothee Hartinger (Vienna)
Music: Diknu Schneeberger/ Guitar,
Alexander Sieber/ Guitar (Vienna)
Moderators: Jürgen und Romy Ritte (Paris)

Writers: Yara Nakahanda Monteiro (Lisbon) and Ivana Sajko (Berlin)
Moderator: Rainer Moritz (Hamburg)
Live stream of Literature Talks interactive
Moderator of live stream comments: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)

Austrian Book Trade’s Honorary Award for Tolerance in Thought and Action

Writers: Paavo Matsin (Tartu) and Baret Magarian (Florence)
Moderator: Rosie Goldsmith (London)
Live stream Literature Talks interactive
Moderator of live stream comments:
Veronika Trubel (Vienna)

Writers: Konrad Bogusław Bach (Guben)
and Dana von Suffrin (Munich)
Moderator: Rainer Moritz (Hamburg)
Live stream of Literature Talks interactive
Moderator of live stream comments:
Veronika Trubel (Vienna)

Musical Walking Tour Through Stein Meeting point Klangraum Krems Minoritenkirche

Writer: Mircea Cărtărescu (Bucharest)
Reading: Dorothee Hartinger (Vienna)
Music: Winkler & Hatz feat. Sasa Shevshenko
(Vienna): Franziska Hatz/ Accordion,
Richie Winkler/ Saxophone,
Sasa Shevshenko/ Accordion
Moderator: Veronika Trubel (Vienna)

Themes of Our Time
Writers: Theresia Enzensberger (Berlin),
Ivana Gibová (Bratislava), Barbi Marković
(Vienna), Pascale Osterwalder (Vienna)
Introduction and moderators: Victoria Strobl
(Vienna) and Irene Zanol (Innsbruck)