Andrei Kurkov is the celebrated author of many books, such as the bestselling novels Death and the Penguin and Grey Bees. In recent non-fiction books as Diary of an Invasion and Our Daily War, he documents from up close the war in Ukraine. He continues to write for media across Europe and the United States on the history, culture, and current situation in Ukraine.

In Amsterdam, Andrei Kurkov will speak ‘an orchard of unfinished books’. Are Ukrainian authors becoming more European? What does the establishment of a European audience do to Ukrainian writers? And how many books are not written because of the war?

Earlier in the day, UvA students have a unique opportunity to meet Kurkov and engage in a Q&A with him. If you wish to attend this meeting, please e-mail Jesse van Amelsvoort via j.d.vanamelsvoort@uva.nl. Space is limited, so please register on time!

If you want to attend the State of European Literature in the evening, read more and and register here.