Geert Van Istendael in Czech Republic

On 19 October Geert Van Istendael will read from his work at the 'Krásny ztráty' literary café in Prague. The author was invited by his Czech publisher Lidové and NeBe (Association for Flemish and Dutch culture) to present 'Mijn Nederland' (My Netherlands) which is published in a Czech translation by Jana Pellarová.

cover 'Mijn Nederland' by Geert Van IstendaelVan Istendael will also discuss 'Het Belgische Labyrint' (The Belgian Labyrinth), which was published in Czech by Cinemax in 1998 .

 

On 20 October the Flemish Representation organizes a meeting with the press. After which Van Istendael will travel to the universities of Brno and Olomouc to read and speak with Czech students of Dutch.

 

Meanwhile, 'Mijn Duitsland' (My Germany) appeared in a German translation by publisher Parthas (Berlin).

 

published on: 2008-09-25

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