Writing Europe
What do we mean by Europe? Thirty-three renowned authors from 33 European countries attempt an answer-in serious, ironic, skeptical, or optimistic tones. Their essays, written for the symposium held at the Literaturhaus Hamburg in 2003, reflect the astonishing diversity of European cultures. Not only are the style and experience of the individual authors remarkable for their distinctiveness, but their perspectives and views also appear to have little in common-at first glance.
The editors have created a unique literary project, a milestone in the vitally necessary cultural discourse about Europe.
Ursula Keller Germany
Ilma Rakusa Switzerland
Guðbergur Bergsson Island
Andrei Bitov Russia
Hans Maarten van den Brink The Netherlands
Mircea Cărtărescu Romania
Stefan Chwin Poland
Aleš Debeljak Slovenia
Jörn Donner Finland
Mario Fortunato Italy
Eugenio Fuentes Spain
Jans Christian Grøndahl Denmark
Durs Grünbein Germany
Daniela Hodrová Czech Republic
Panos Ioannides Cyprus
Mirela Ivanova Bulgaria
Lidia Jorge Portugal
Dževad Karahasan Bosnia
Fatos Lubonja Albania
Adolf Muschg Switzerland
Péter Nádas Hungary
Emine Sevgi Özdamar Turkey
Geir Pollen Norway
Jean Rouaud France
Robert Schindel Austria
Ivan Štrpka Slovakia
Richard Swartz Sweden
Nikos Themelis Greece
Emil Tode Estonia
Colm Toibin Ireland
Jean-Philippe Toussaint Belgium
Dubravka Ugrešić Croatia
Dragan Velikić Serbia
Tomas Venclova Lithuania
Māra Zālīte Latvia