Estonia

English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation

23 Thurs (National holiday) 11:30 - 12:30
Minamiazabu Delegation of the European Union to Japan Auditorium

Writer and scholar Rein Raud reads from and discusses his novel The Brother (published in English translation in 2016) with Professor Mitsuyoshi Numano, University of Tokyo.

Netherlands

Japanese

23 Thurs (National holiday) 13:00 - 14:00
Minamiazabu Delegation of the European Union to Japan Coudenhove-Kalergi Room

Translator Yumiko Kunimori discusses her new translation of Oeroeg (translated into English as The Black Lake) a novel by Hella Haasse.

Czech-Republic

English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation

23 Thurs (National holiday) 13:30 - 14:30
Minamiazabu Delegation of the European Union to Japan Auditorium

Bianca Bellová, winner of the European Union Prize for Literature in 2017, reads from and discusses her most recent book Jezero (The Lake, 2016).

Austria

Japanese (translation provided for readings in German)

23 Thurs (National holiday) 14:30 - 15:30
Minamiazabu Delegation of the European Union to Japan Coudenhove-Kalergi Room

Writer, translator, and long-term resident in Japan, Leopold Federmair reads from his latest book Monden. Der Wellen Schatten, and discusses his works.

Latvia

Japanese

23 Thurs (National holiday) 16:00 - 16:30
Minamiazabu Delegation of the European Union to Japan Coudenhove-Kalergi Room

Translator and expert on Latvian language, Ayumi Kurosawa introduces Latvian literature available in Japanese translation, including but not limited to her own translations.

Italy

English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation

23 Thurs (National holiday) 16:15 - 17:15
Minamiazabu Delegation of the European Union to Japan Auditorium

Italian writer Carmine Abate discusses the relevance of the birthplace in his works with Japanese novelist Masatsugu Ono.

EU

Japan

English-Japanese simultaneous interpretation

23 Thurs (National holiday) 17:30 - 18:30
Minamiazabu Delegation of the European Union to Japan Auditorium

Celebrating the first European Literature Festival in Japan with keynote speeches by prominent writers from Europe and Japan. The ceremony will be followed by drinks where guests might find the opportunity to speak directly with participating writers and translators.

Italy

Germany

German-Japanese consecutive interpretation

24 Fri. 15:00 - 16:00
Akasaka Goethe-Institut Tokyo Library

Having spent many years living in Germay, Carmine Abate is fluent in the German language, and on this day will speak in German on the theme of ‘Living by Addition’. Consecutive interpretation into Japanese provided.

Spain

Spanish-Japanese consecutive interpretation

24 Fri. 17:00 - 18:00
Akasaka Goethe-Institut Tokyo Library

Highly acclaimed writer of Japanese origin, Fernando Iwasaki reads from and discusses his works with Ryukichi Terao, translator of Spanish and Latin American literature.

Germany

Japan

German-Japanese consecutive interpretation

24 Fri. 19:00 - 20:30
Akasaka Goethe-Institut Tokyo Library

Dieter M. Gräf and Shuntaro Tanikawa read from their works from various phases and periods in their career. In the subsequent dialogue, they exchange views on writing and creativity as a reflection of contemporary history. Moderator: Miho Matsunaga.

Poland

Japanese

25 Sat. 19:00 - 21:00
Daikanyama Daikanyama TSUTAYA BOOKS Event Space Bldg1, Fl2

Writer Toh Enjoe, scholar and literary critic Takayuki Tatsumi, and expert in Russian and East European Literature Mitsuyoshi Numano discuss the works of Stanisław Lem. The short film Przekładaniec (screenplay by Lem, directed by Andrzej Wajda) will also be screened.