PesText Nordic // BERGSVEINN BIRGISSON / VERESS DÁVID
On 20 May at 19:00, Bergsveinn Birgisson (Iceland) will be our guest, with whom Dávid Veress will be speaking in English. Interpretation will be provided for the audience.
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Bergsveinn Birgisson is a grand master of Icelandic narrative tradition, an Old Norse philologist, an expert on Scandinavian folklore, an honorary doctorate at the University of Bergen, and a fan of Karl Ove Knausgård, among others. His response to Helga's letter has been made into a film and a play. In Hungarian, her books include The Black Viking (Corvina, 2020, trans. by Dávid Veress), Eleven-life Stream (Corvina, 2021, trans. by Veronika Egyed), Reply to Helga's Letter (Ø, 2022, trans. by Dávid Veress).
The author's books will be available for sale and book signings will be possible.
PesText's first big launch this year is a two-day spring festival, PesText Nordic, organised in collaboration with the Scandinavian House. The Scandinavian House is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the idea for the series of events at the Three Ravens on 19-20 May was born. PesText Nordic brings many of the best known and exciting representatives of Scandinavian literature to Budapest.
The full PesText Nordic programme is available here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/899815354580230
