Ljubljana Joins International Cities of Refuge Network
The Ljubljana City Council unanimously decided late on Monday that the Slovenian capital is joining the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) providing refuge for writers persecuted in their...
View ArticleBook Festival Brings World Acclaimed Authors to Ljubljana
The Fabula short story festival, which introduced Ljubljana’s stint as World Book Capital last year and is this year closing it, will bring six authors of world acclaim to Ljubljana between 4 and 22...
View ArticleLjubljana Hosting World Book Summit
As Ljubljana’s stint as the World Book Capital City draws to a close, the first World Book Summit will be held at Cankarjev dom on Thursday and Friday. Over 270 participants have registered, a third...
View ArticleWorld Book Summit Opens with Address by President
The first World Book Summit opened in Ljubljana on Thursday under the motto “Book: the Bearer of Human Development”. This is an important thought for a joint reflection, President Danilo Tuerk said in...
View ArticleSurvey on Translations Presented at World Book Summit
A survey on translations of award-winning authors was presented on Friday as part of the World Book Summit in Ljubljana, showing that authors writing in Eastern European languages are translated less...
View ArticleLjubljana Resolution Calls for Comprehensive Book Policy
The World Book Summit came to a close in Ljubljana on Friday with the adoption of the Ljubljana resolution which calls for a multi-sided approach to books. “Only if the whole chain, from the author via...
View ArticleAmmaniti Opens Fabula Literary Festival
Italian novelist Niccolo Ammaniti has launched the World Literatures – Fabula 2011 literary festival, one of the centrepieces of Ljubljana’s one-year stint as the World Book Capital City. Ammaniti has...
View ArticlePanel Examines Reception of Jancar’s Books Abroad
Drago Jancar is one of the most widely translated Slovenian authors. His works have been translated into 21 languages, the most, 19, in German. Reception of his books abroad was the theme of Monday’s...
View ArticleFestival of Books Gets Under Way
The 16th annual Slovenian Book Days will kick off on Monday and wrap up on 23 April as Ljubljana hands over its stint as UNESCO World Book Capital to Buenos Aires on World Book and Copyright Day. The...
View ArticleBook Days Concluding Ljubljana’s World Book Capital Stint
The 16th annual Slovenian Book Days were launched on Monday as the concluding event of Ljubljana’s stint as World Book Capital. The ceremony was addressed by President Danilo Tuerk, the president of...
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