TOP 22
East European Writers in Krems

Rodina. Views and Thoughts of a Young Ukrainian

It began with the notion of waste separation. Plastic with plastic, paper with paper, the remaining rubbish with the remainder of the rubbish. Then came the separation of glass. Bottles are sorted according to colour: green glass with green glass, brown with brown, white with white. When I heard about bulky waste I was both shocked and delighted at one and the same time. What self-discipline these Europeans must have and what patience!...

The Passion and the Sickness of Language

Every language has its own emotional code. Whoever can decipher the code of a foreign language can then understand the mentality and the culture of the people who use it. A literary essay.

Liberec: a town below the Clouds

The town of Liberec in northern Bohemia is a special place. When you approach it on the motorway from Prague at first the outline of a mountain ridge appears with the silver tower of a television mast and a hotel on the hill called Ještěd, which belongs to the town. In the car you can then reckon for an hour what the weather is like down on the streets.

A Foreigner in Poland

THE LONG PATH TO NEARBY

A literary journey with the hungarian author Peter Zihaly

Travelling Tales

At little less than 30 years of age, Petra Hulová is not only one of the most successful East European authors but also – with meanwhile six books – one of the most productive of her generation. “Kontakt” met the young writer for an interview at Unabhängiges Literaturhaus Niederösterreich (ULNOE).