Since 2017, the European Literature Festival has brought together writers from Europe with translators and experts from Japan in a series of events including lectures, dialogues, and panel discussions. This year the festival, which celebrates its fifth edition, is once again held mostly online, while pursuing the same goal of bringing European literature closer to the Japanese public. A special collection of short stories or excerpts from European authors is once again available for a limited time only. We hope that many will take this opportunity to discover something new and exciting.
DAY117Wed
1-1
Opening of the Festival / Dialogue with Frank Schätzing
Online talk event and dilaogue
EU
GermanyEnglish and Japanese / German and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
17
Wed
19:45 - 21:30
Online only
DAY218Thu
2-1
Dialogue with Drago Jančar
Online talk event
SloveniaEnglish (with simultaneous interpretation to Japanese)
18
Thu
18:30 - 19:15
Online only
2-2
Cracks in our everyday life – portraying horror – dialogue with John Ajvide Lindqvist
Online talk event
SwedenEnglish with simultaneous interpretation to Japanese
18
Thu
20:00 - 21:15
Online only
DAY319Fri
3-1
Dialogue with Emanuele Coccia: Filosofia della casa
Online talk event
ItalyEnglish
19
Fri
18:00 - 19:00
Online only
3-2
Children’s literature from Belgium and Hungary, preceded by a special presentation on the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Online talk event
Sweden
Belgium
HungaryPart 1 English (simultaneous interpretation to Japanese), Part 2 French (consecutive interpretation to Japanese), Part 3 Hungarian (consecutive interpretation to Japanese)
19
Fri
19:45 - 21:15
Online only
DAY420Sat
4-1
Discussion: translating Lithuanian literature into Japanese
Online discussion
LithuaniaJapanese and English (with simultaneous interpretation)
20
Sat
18:30 - 19:15
Online only
4-2
Writing from Cyprus and Greece: Constantia Soteriou / Constantine Stikas
Online talk event
Cyprus
GreeceEnglish (with simultaneous intepretation to Japanese)
20
Sat
20:00 - 21:15
Online only
DAY521Sun
5-1
Science Fiction and Fantasy: Stanisław Lem’s work translated into Japanese / Lívia Hlavačková
Online talk event
Poland
SlovakiaJapanese and English
21
Sun
18:15 - 19:30
Online only
5-2
Dialogue with Stefan Hertmans — Flanders’ Fields: a modest hero in the First World War
Online talk event
BelgiumEnglish
21
Sun
20:00 - 21:15
Online only
DAY622Mon
6-1
Dialogue with Kateřina Tučková
Online talk event
Czech RepublicCzech and Japanese (with interpretation)
22
Mon
18:15 - 19:30
Online only
6-2
Dialogue: Saki Nagayama with Toon Tellegen
Online talk event
NetherlandsDutch, Japanese (with interpretation)
22
Mon
20:00 - 21:15
Online only
DAY723Tue (National Holiday)
7-1
Echos Camusiens: Jacques Ferrandez, Fuminori Nakamura, Hiroshi Mino
Online talk event
FranceFrench, Japanese (with consecutive interpretation)
23
Tue (National Holiday)
19:00 - 20:30
Online only
DAY824Wed
8-1
“No” Remembrance of Things Past: Leemet, the last of the Estonians: Dialogue on “Mees, Kes Teadis Ussisonu (The Man Who Spoke Snakish)” by Andrus Kivirahk.
Talk event
EstoniaJapanese
24
Wed
18:15 - 19:30
Europa House and online
8-2
Shadows of History and Science reflected in “Jerusalém ” – Gonçalo M. Tavares
Talk event
PortugalPortuguese and Japanese (with consecutive interpretation)
24
Wed
20:00 - 21:15
Europa House and online
DAY925Thu
9-1
Discussion with Sami Hilvo
Online talk event
FinlandJapanese
25
Thu
18:00 - 19:00
Online only
9-2
The Art of the Short Story: Danielle McLaughlin / Elvira Navarro
Online talk event
Ireland
SpainJapanese and English / Spanish and Japanese (consecutive interpretation)
25
Thu
19:30 - 21:00
Online only
DAY1026Fri
10-1
Panel discussion: Europe Readr digital library
Online talk event
EUCzech RepublicFinlandGermanyHungaryIrelandSloveniaJapanese (simultaneous interpretation to English)
26
Fri
16:30 - 18:00
Online only (livestreamed from Europa House)
10-2
Closing event
online talk event
EUJapanese and English )(with simultaneous interpretation)
26
Fri
18:15 - 19:00
Online (livestreamed from Europa House)
