A literary prize does not enhance the value of a book, but it can definitely validate it. And a novel that won the Man Booker prize should definitely be on your to-be-read list.
On 21 September, from 1830, the @British library in Bucharest has the pleasure to host the launch of Richard Flanagan's The Narrow Road to the Deep North, the winner of the Man Booker prize in 2014. The book was translated in Romanian by Litera Publishing House.
Join us in talking about one of the most appreciated books of last year, a novel that tells a story about love and death, about war and truth, in which the hero lives in his painful, past memories.
Our guests are Laura Câlțea (book blogger), Bedros Horasangian (literary critic) and Alis Vasile (cultural manager, British Council România)
Find out more about the book
The Narrow Road to the Deep North follows Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor haunted by the woonds left behind by the Second World War. Although now famous for his heroic acts, Evans is struggling to make sense of the horrors he witnessed.
Find out more about our guests
Laura Câlțea
Laura Câlțea is the book lover behind one of the most popular Romanian literary blogs: Blogul unei cititoare de cursă lungă. Lately, her reviews and recommendations have been also found on Bookaholic, an online publication which promotes reading.
Alis Vasile
Alis Vasile has been working in cultural management for more than 15 years, coordinating successful arts and literary projects for the British Council. She is a strong promoter of the relationship between Romanian and British literature, making possible both meetings with British authors in Romania and the participation of Romanian authors to some of the biggest literary events in the UK.
Bedros Horasangian
Novelist, publicist and literary critic, Bedros Horasangian writes literary reviews in popular Romanian publications, such as România literară or Observator Cultural. He made his literary debut in 1984 with two short stories books, one of them receiving the Romanian Writers' Union Award.