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13.04.2023 #kulturlxnews #literature

Luxembourg literature for the first time in Leipzig!

This spring, Kultur | lx – Arts Council Luxembourg will give enthusiastic readers an opportunity to discover and explore the diversity of Luxembourg’s literary and book publishing scene with booth at Leipzig Book Fair.

At the Leipzig Book Fair, the second largest in Germany, which this year will be held from 27 to 30 April, six Luxembourg publishers – Black Fountain Press, Capybarabooks, Editions Guy Binsfeld, Hydre Editions, Kremart Editions, Point Nemo Publishing – will present their new spring releases.

Not only is these fair critically important for helping boost the profile of Luxembourg works and authors – through the organisation of readings and the presentation of authors attending the events — but they are also a platform where professionals can meet up and discuss and debate issues, while serving as the perfect venue for the general public to discover Luxembourg authors and find out just how diverse the Luxembourg book sector actually is.

  • Friday 28 April at  17:00 | Award ceremony for the European Union Prize for Literature for which Jeff Schinker is nominated for Ma vie sous les tentes
    Venue: Café Europa – Leipzig Book Fair ;
  • Saturday 29 April at 21:00 | Maxime Weber, Claire Schmartz, Samuel Hamen, Nico Helminger (aka Tomas Bjørnstad) are invited to read, discuss and debate about the theme : “What if…? Between fiction and speculation”
    Moderator: Thomas Hummitzsch
    Venue: NaTo – Leipzig ;
  • Sunday 30 April at 10:30 | Liesmatinée Crémant-Mélange: Österreich trifft Luxemburg – Stadtgeflüster
    Authors: Nico Helminger (aka Tomas Bjørnstad), Ferdinand Schmalz
    Venue: Forum Weltweit – Halle 4, Stand E406, Leipzig Book Fair.

Visit the “Books From Luxembourg” booth in Halle 4, Stand C303 from 27 to 30 April