Mutual translations are opening a new chapter in the literary relationship between Bulgaria and Romania. Writers Elena Alexieva and Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu discuss how literature travels between neighbouring cultures, what is gained through translation, and how their books engage with memory, history and the rapidly changing realities of contemporary Eastern Europe.

Stories Across the Danube: Memory, Place and Translation

With: Elena Alexieva (Bulgarian author), Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu (Romanian author, publisher)

Moderator: Dana Grigorcea

Organisers: Ministry of Culture of Romania, Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Book Association, Sofia Literary Agency, Traduki