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SUMMARY:Documentary screening and celebration
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to the final screening of the documentary “Romanian in Seattle”\, filmed during ARCS Summer Camp (July 23-Aug 4) with director Iulia Rugină and actress Ioana Flora.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/documentary-screening-and-celebration/
LOCATION:St. John the Baptist Romanian Orthodox Church\, 3749 W Behrend Dr\, Glendale\, AZ\, 85308\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Evaluation Day "Româna la Liceu"
DESCRIPTION:The exact location will be anounced at a later date.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/evaluation-day-romana-la-liceu/
LOCATION:University of Washington\, 1410 NE Campus Pkwy\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Romanian Cultural Festival
DESCRIPTION:Romanian Cultural Festival – September 22 @Maryhill Museum of Art from ARCS Project on Vimeo. \nRomanian Cultural Festival \nARCS invites you to a unique event\, dedicated to Romania’s centennial anniversary\, celebrating the Great Union of 1918\, when the province of Transylvania joined Bessarabia and Bukovina to form the Romanian Kingdom. Romanians from Washington and Oregon States will commemorate key historical events that reshaped Romanian identity\, focusing on Queen Marie’s contribution to the outcome of World War I and the ensuing period of unequalled cultural effervescence in the region. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to explore Romanian identity through space and time\, connecting two historical periods: the present and The Interbellum (inter-war) years\, associated with the birth of the modern state of Romania. \nVisitors will enjoy an all day feast of events\, such as the exhibition Romanian Identity\, Royalty and Architecture and two book launches: the bilingual English/Romanian photo album\, “The Queen and the Front” (2018) coordinated by Beatrice Todireanu and Anca Mizumschi’s essay collection “My Suspended Land” (2018). Folk dance and music performances by local groups and the Romanian Folkloric Ensemble Datina from Seattle\, with sample traditional Romanian fare and hands-on art for children will be offered as well. \nMore details: https://www.maryhillmuseum.org \nSponsors and Partners:  \nMaryhill Museum of Art\nAmerican Romanian Cultural Society\nThe Romanian Cultural Institute in New York\nThe Romanian Folkloric Ensemble Datina from Seattle\nThe Northwest Romanian Community\nThe Romanian American Society\nCultural Romania Association
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-cultural-festival/
LOCATION:Maryhill Museum of Art
CATEGORIES:Heritage
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SUMMARY:Inauguration of the Romanian Center of Excellence ROACT (Romanian In Action)
DESCRIPTION:Location to be determined
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SUMMARY:Romanian Film Festival - 5th Edition
DESCRIPTION:The Romanian Film Festival (5th Edition): "One Eye Laughing\, One Eye Crying: Uncanny Worlds"November 2-4\, 2018\, SIFF Cinema UptownJoin us on an exploration of the blurred frontiers of reality through Romanian films\, celebrating the 5th Edition of the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle. In tune with the Halloween spirit of the first week in November\, take an imaginary journey to Romania\, and its "Uncanny Worlds". We plan to challenge values and beliefs in relation to the unusual\, unfamiliar\, ineffable\, incomprehensible\, unfathomable\, inscrutable\, or the unclear\, inviting you to a visual feast of mesmerizing film features and documentaries. You will find out that Romanian films\, more than ever\, reflect the uncanny aspects of reality\, history\, politics\, everyday life\, as well as spirituality\, folklore\, and traditions; in a word\, the uncanny essence of human nature. We have made history together: from one of the smallest venues in town with 93 seats (in 2014)\, we have upgraded the festival to the largest auditoriums @ SIFF CINEMA Uptown with 275 seats (between 2015-2017). From about 750 people attending the first edition\, last year we reached a record of approximately 2\,300 people\, including those who attended the pre and post events. From an ethnic film festival\, we have succeeded in making it a Seattle festival where people of all backgrounds watch internationally acclaimed films\, learn something about Romanian heritage\, and laugh and cry together proving that the festival has earned its title "One Eye Laughing\, One Eye Crying". Let us know if you would like to become our business partner ($1\,000 +) or sponsor ($500+). In case you decide to support our beautiful project and fundraising endeavors\, ARCS will acknowledge your contribution on all promotional materials – website\, Facebook\, poster\, flyers\, and before each screening. DO NOT MISS this one of a kind opportunity to gain more visibility\, grow\, have an impact\, and let your community know that you care and belong! All screenings will take place @ SIFF Cinema Uptown. The Opening Gala will take place at SIFF Film Center. Daniel Ursache's Exhibit will be @ A/NT Gallery. Please consult the map for more details. FilmsThe Wanderers\, The Quest of the Demon Hunter by Dragoș Buliga2017\, Drama/Horror/Thriller\, 106 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown SynopsisThe film follows famed ghost and demon hunter Louis (Armand Assante) as he takes on a new case in modern day Romania. Hired by the mysterious heiress of the Zalesky Castle\, the hardened American embarks on this adventure with an Israeli journalist (Lior Ashkenazi)\, two Korean reality television stars in search of sensational ghost stories\, and a young\, skeptical guide Sorana (Raluca Aprodu). As he starts hunting the evil lurking in plain daylight in the frightened community around the Transylvanian castle\, Louis faces one of the biggest challenges of his career and life. Untamed Romania by Tom Barton-Humphreys2018\, documentary\, 90 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown Synopsis"Untamed Romania" explores "one of the wildest and most beautiful parts of Europe"\, from the mysterious Danube Delta to the unknown Carpathian forests. Wolves\, bears\, and lynx roam the vast forests where almost all the original flora and fauna still exist left untouched since time immemorial. There is no other location of comparable size with such pristine nature in Europe. This unique documentary is narrated by award-winning Romanian film and stage actor Victor Rebengiuc. The Miracle of Tekir by Ruxandra Zenide2015\, Mystery/Drama\, 90 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown SynopsisUnmarried Mara has mysteriously fallen pregnant. This poses a problem for her fellow residents of the small fishing village on the Danube delta\, where Europe's second longest river enters the Black Sea\, and religion mixes with superstition like earth with water. Expelled from her village\, Mara finds employment at the nearby spa hotel Tekir where infertile women are treated with the sacred Danube mud. When her world collides with that of the well-to-do\, eccentric cosmopolitan Lili\, magic combines with power and tradition with modernity to become the answer to Lili's desire to have children – and Mara's "immaculate" conception. The Treasure by Corneliu Porumboiu2015\, comedy\, 89 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown SynopsisCosti leads a peaceful life. At night he likes to read stories to his 6-year-old son to help him sleep. Their favorite is Robin Hood\, and Costi sees himself as a similar hero - righter of wrongs and defender of the oppressed. One evening\, his neighbor Negoescu pays him an unexpected visit and shares a secret. He suspects that his great-grandfather buried a treasure in his garden at the time of the Communist takeover in the 1940s. If Costi hires a metal detector to help locate the treasure\, he will give him half of whatever they get. The two accomplices have one weekend to locate the loot and many obstacles in their path. With each layer of soil they unearth\, memories of the past and entire chapters of Romanian history come to light. Porumboiu’s film adds intricate touches of the uncanny to everyday life\, prompting us to question what unfathomable treasure we are hunting ourselves. Winner of A Certain Regard the 2015 International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Prize at Cannes. One Step behind the Seraphim by Daniel Sandu2017\, drama\, 150 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown   SynopsisThe feature tells the story of Gabriel (Stefan Iancu)\, a teenager who wants to be a priest and has been recently admitted to a theological seminary. Trying to fit in first\, he is fast to discover a world of fear and abuse. Lying\, cheating and betraying are things the freshmen have to master in order to survive their seniors’ constant bullying and the game of power and manipulation fed by a tough teacher (remarkably played by Vlad Ivanov). This caustic coming of age movie calls to mind boarding-school-set movies where oppression and brutality are widespread. After having taken 10 years to film\, "One Step behind the Seraphim" swept Romania’s Gopo Awards in 2018. It won 8 statuettes\, including the most important trophies: Best Film\, Best Film Director\, Best Script\, Best Debut Feature\, Best Leading Actor\, Best Picture and Young Hope\, together with the Award of the Romanian Society of Cinematographers. It also received the Audience Award at Transylvania Film Festival. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guest Daniel Sandu. There by Bogdan Darev2018\, documentary\, 90 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown Synopsis In 1995\, Seattle-based director and storyteller Bogdan was a teenager. He is now forty-one. After 23 years as an immigrant in the US\, Bogdan comes back to Bulgaria for the first time. Who will he meet and where will his memories take him? Is his feeling truth\, or is it just nostalgia? This screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guest Bogdan.   Miss Christina by Alexandru Mafte2013\, Mystery/Gothic Horror\, 101 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown Synopsis"Miss Christina" is the dramatization of a 1936 novella written by the famous Romanian author and historian of religions\, Mircea Eliade. Considered the first Romanian title of the Gothic genre\, the film brings its distinct supernatural touch\, being deeply rooted in East-European folklore and pagan mythology. It tells the love story between a human and the vampire-like character of a gorgeous young woman who died a violent death in the bloody peasant revolts in Romania in 1907. Known in Romanian as a moroior a strigoi\, Miss Christina comes back from the grave to seduce her niece's fiancé\, Egor (played by Tudor Istodor)\, during his first visit to the countryside family mansion. The lady of the house (played by Maia Morgenstern) worships her dead sister’s memory\, even to the detriment of her own daughter's sanity and safety. When Egor realizes that his fiancée's life is endangered by his unexplainable lust for Miss Christina\, he decides to fight the moroi. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guest Maia Morgenstern. Planeta Petrila by Andrei Dăscălescu2016\, documentary\, 80 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown SynopsisAs miners in the Romanian town of Petrila go down the mine for the last time\, artist and ex-miner Ion Barbu is working on his mission: preserving Petrila's coal mine as cultural heritage. But in accordance with EU agreements on the closure of the mine\, the authorities are committed to demolishing it completely. This would bring an abrupt end to a history with which the mining community still feels a deep affinity\, but one that doesn't appear to interest the politicians in the slightest. Barbu refuses to back down\, doing all he can to keep the memories of the mine and the identity of his hometown alive. He covers the mine buildings in murals and organizes performances\, street protests\, an underground theatre festival and a clandestine film. His resolve is a match for that of his opponents\, and his art\, which samples freely from art history\, is charged with an absurdism well suited to the situation. Nonetheless\, his actions prove to be more than just a frivolous protest; they become a channel for the collective mourning of a redundant industry. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guest Andrei Dăscălescu. D_love by Elena Beuca2018\, comedy/drama\, 96 minutesWhenNov. 2\, 2018 at 06:00 PM - 04 Nov. 2018 at 06:00 PM WhereSIFF Cinema Uptown SynopsisA couple with longstanding marital issues lands at LAX after a getaway in Europe. For a few years now\, Stefania has been working a job she detests and Dan hasn't worked at all. Their palpable strain is only made worse when a Danish vagabond asks for a ride to the busiest freeway in Los Angeles. Stefania doesn’t want to have anything to do with the hippie looking wanderer\, but her husband Dan\, much to his wife's horror\, offers to bring this total stranger to their home. How will their encounter with this uncanny character affect their marriage? The director invites you on a 3 day journey\, seen through Stefania’s eyes\, to view and discover that desired change doesn’t always come in the package that we want or expect. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with special guest Elena Beuca.   Guests\nMaia MorgensternLegendary Maia Morgenstern has often been described as the "symbol of Romanian theater and film" (Florin Mitu\, AMOS News). Born in a Jewish family in Bucharest\, she studied at the Film and Theatre Academy and went on to become a member of the repertory companies of three prominent Romanian theater organizations — the Piatra Neamț National Theatre (1985 – 1988)\, the State Jewish Theatre (1988 – present) and the National Theatre (1990 – present). She made her film debut in 1983 with Too Hot for May/ Prea cald pentru luna mai. Since then she has appeared in dozens of Romanian feature films\, as well as several international productions\, including the English-language Nostradamus (1994)\, starring F. Murray Abraham and Tchéky Karyo; the Hungarian-language Siódmy pokój (1995) \, the English/Greek language Ulysses’ Gaze (1995)\, in which she co-starred with Harvey Keitel\, and the French language feature Marie\, Nonna\, la vierge et moi (2000). Morgenstern also took on a role in the USA Network TV movie Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000). She is probably best known for the role of Mary\, mother of Jesus\, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ(2004). She performed her role in Aramaic\, but unlike the other actors in the cast of the film\, she simply memorized her lines phonetically. In Romania\, she has been nationally known since her 1992 role as Nela in Lucian Pintilie’s Balanța/ The Oak\, set during the waning days of Communist Romania.\n\nDaniel SanduI was born in Piatra-Neamț\, in 1977. I've always loved watching movies. During communism\, thanks to my parents\, I saw many American movies on videotapes. In high school\, I thought I wanted to become a priest\, so I entered the theological seminary. There I discovered that I actually wanted to work in the world of film. I studied film at Media University. After I got my license\, I worked in television as a screenwriter and director of sitcoms. In 2009\, due to the economic crisis\, the sitcoms abruptly ceased to be produced. In fact\, all TV features stopped. So I started making short films\, with the little money I had.  My friends also helped me out. I started getting a few awards at film festivals which gave me more courage to work on my first feature film - One Step Behind the Seraphim (2017). It took me about 10 years to finish\, from the moment I had a deal with the producer\, until the day the film was released. In the meantime\, among other things\, I had written the script of my new film – The Father Who Moves Mountains - a film that I made in about 6 years\, produced by Cristian Mungiu (Mobra Films). During this time\, I worked on my other future projects.\n\n \n\nAndrei DăscălescuAndrei Dăscălescu is an established Romanian documentary film director\, cinematographer and editor. His first two feature documentaries\, Planet Petrila (2016) and Constantin and Elena (2008) have won prestigious awards (including awards at IDFA and Sarajevo Film Festival)\, have been selected in major international film festivals across the world (IDFA\, San Francisco\, Vancouver\, Krakow\, DocLisboa\, Docaviv\, Sarajevo\, Montpellier etc.). Andrei was nominated 4 times and won "Best Documentary Award" in 2018 at the Gopo Awards (the Romanian equivalent to Academy Awards) with his documentary\, Planet Petrila. His third documentary\, Holy Father (2020) premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival\, where it won the Jury Award. It also won the Audience Award at Astra Film Festival (Sibiu\, Romania)\, the Best Director Award at Qara Film Festival (Almaty\, Kazakhstan) and has been screened at festival such as Black Nights Tallinn\, Magnificent 7 Belgrade\, Go East Wiesbaden\, Trieste Film Festival\, Zagreb Dox and others). He is the founder and owner of FilmLab production company since 2007.\n\nElena BeucaElena Beuca grew up in a small farm town in Transylvania\, Romania. After graduating from Law School in Bucharest and working in real estate for a few years\, she became interested in the entertainment industry and decided to move to Hollywood. Elena studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She studied with Ivanna Chubuck\, the famous acting coach for Charlize Theron\, Halle Berry\, Brad Pitt. She has appeared in the HBO comedy series "Enlightened"\, the Fox Network action drama "Gang Related" and Nickelodeon's "Victorious". Elena has always loved a good challenge\, so when a friend introduced her to the 168-film festival (making a short film in a week ) she decided to jump in and direct her first short film. She loved it so much\, that she decided to do it again and again and again.. D-love is her first feature film. She is currently working on another feature film that will be shot in the fall in South Carolina.\n\nVivian HuaVivian Hua (華婷婷) is a writer\, filmmaker\, and organizer who is fascinated by synthesizing divergent schools of thought. She is the Executive Director at Northwest Film Forum\, a co-founder of the civil rights film series\, The Seventh Art Stand\, and Editor-in-Chief of the socially-conscious long-form arts publication\, REDEFINE. Much of her work unifies her interest in the metaphysical with her belief that art can positively transform the self and society.\n\nMaryna AjajaProgrammer/selector since 1997 for SIFF (Seattle International Film Festival)\, a twenty-five day film festival of over 400 films\, that includes features\, documentaries\, archival films\, animation\, experimental\, short films\, and film forums. Ajaja is a writer and a poet and specializes in films from Eastern/Central European\, Russia\, Baltics\, Central asia\, and Caucuses. Born in Hollywood\, she makes her home in Seattle\, Washington since 1969.\n\nDaniel UrsacheDaniel Ursache is an illustrator\, painter\, print-maker and graphic designer. He was born in Romania\, in Turnu Severin\, a Romanian city on the northern bank of the Danube. He was raised in Constanta\, ancient Greek and then Roman colony on the Black Sea coast\, explored geology in Iasi\, the former capital of the Moldavian kingdom and studied fine arts in Timisoara\, briefly the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 2004 he got stranded on the island of Montreal\, in the middle of St. Lawrence river and did his post-graduate studies there. He has exhibited his work in Canada\, Romania\, Poland\, Yugoslavia\, Holland\, Germany and Italy.
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-film-festival-5th-edition/
LOCATION:SIFF Cinema Uptown\, 511 Queen Anne Ave N\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109
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SUMMARY:Uncanny Figments: Art Exhibit by Daniel Ursache
DESCRIPTION:For the celebration of the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle (5th edition)\, we are thrilled to share the work of an outstanding guest and artist\, Daniel Ursache. Daniel has designed all our festival posters since the first edition and many other visual materials that have enchanted our audience. His exhibition\, Uncanny Figments\, will be hosted by A/NT Gallery throughout November. The Opening and Visiting the Exhibit are FREE of charge. \n  \nA/NT Gallery\nNovember 3\, 8pm\n305 Harrison St\,\nSeattle\, WA 98109 \n  \nABOUT THE ARTIST\nDaniel Ursache is an illustrator\, painter\, printmaker and graphic designer. He was born in Romania\, but has lived in Montréal since 2004. He has exhibited his work in Canada\, Romania\, Poland\, Yugoslavia\, Holland\, Germany\, UK and Italy. \nDaniel Ursache’s Itinerary\, in his own words: \nborn accidentally in Turnu Severin\,\na Romanian city on the northern bank of the Danube \nraised in Constanta\, ancient Greek and then Roman colony on the Black Sea coast \nexplored geology in Iasi\,\nthe former capital of the Moldavian kingdom \nstudied fine arts in Timisoara\, briefly the capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire \ngot stranded on the island of Montreal\,\nin the middle of St. Lawrence river and did\nhis post-graduate studies there \ngot lost in the Great North \nfound his way out of Whitehorse\, Yukon\nafter two years and returned his brushes to Montreal \nstill traveling…
URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/uncanny-figments-art-exhibit-by-daniel-ursache/
LOCATION:A/NT Gallery
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Readings from the Heart of Europe
DESCRIPTION:"In the deeps are the violence and terror of which psychology has warned us. But if you ride these monsters deeper down\, if you drop with them farther over the world's rim\, you find what our sciences cannot locate or name\, the substrate\, the ocean or matrix or ether which buoys the rest\, which gives goodness its power for good\, and evil its power for evil\, the unified field: our complex and inexplicable caring for each other." – Annie Dillard\, "Teaching a Stone to Talk." We are thrilled to share the news about Readings from the Heart of Europe\, a group initiated by various scholars from the University of Washington and representatives from the local Central and Eastern European community\, including ARCS. Our first meeting was on May 18\, 2019 when we discussed the master work of a Romanian Jewish author\, Max Blecher.  You can read our blog here.  More About Readings from the Heart of EuropeWHAT?Conceived of by a Seattle-based group of avid readers deeply convinced of the value that literature – storytelling – can bring to our lives\, Readings from the Heart of Europe proposes to focus on texts of the highest quality\, even if they are not (yet) widely recognized as such in our overwhelmingly Anglo-American-centered society.  Each month’s text will be available in a published English translation. The texts featured in Readings from the Heart of Europe are drawn from the among the greatest 20th and 21st-century masterpieces of Austria\, Belarus\, Bosnia\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Hungary\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Romania\, Serbia\, Slovakia\, Slovenia and Ukraine.    WHY?In a world of ever-proliferating\, ever-accelerating\, artificially driven mass distraction\, individuals are at heightened risk of losing their center.  Reading from the Heart of Europe invites you to join other adventuresome readers in an ongoing series of monthly readings and discussions in which we propose to explore great works of imaginative literature whose unifying purpose is to strengthen that center.  As revitalizing as a strenuous workout\, more outwardly directed than meditation\, and as deeply satisfying as a reunion with a wise and benevolent old friend\, encounters with these exceptional books can change and shape lives.  These books and their writers present few illusions.  Throughout the 20th century their societies endured the catastrophic consequences of ideologies of the right and the left\, emanating from West and East – whether of ethnic and national tribalism or egalitarianism at gunpoint.  Now\, in the 21st century\, new and resurgent economic and religious dogmas add new layers of rigidity and polarization for the uncertain to cling to.  What better guides to consult now than the testimonies of some of the world’s most exceptional writers\, whose lived experience has given them immunity to ideologies of any stripe\, and whose work explores the spectrum of human experience with striking immediacy.  WHEN?As the pandemics takes over our social lives\, we will find inspiration and build new friendships online. We will meet on zoom generally on Saturday afternoons or Sunday mornings. Past eventsMondegreen by Volodymyr RafeyenkoFeb. 26\, 2023 at 05:00 PM (online)Registerhere. Join us for a discussion of Mondegreen by Volodymyr Rafeyenko\, translated by Mark Andryczyk.Buy the book here.     \n        The novel tells the story of Haba Habinsky\, a refugee from Ukraine’s Donbas region\, who has escaped to the capital city of Kyiv at the... \n        The novel tells the story of Haba Habinsky\, a refugee from Ukraine’s Donbas region\, who has escaped to the capital city of Kyiv at the onset of the Ukrainian-Russian war. His physical dislocation—and his subsequent willful adoption of the Ukrainian language—place the protagonist in a state of disorientation during which he is forced to challenge his convictions. Written in a beautiful\, experimental style\, the novel shows how people—and cities—are capable of radical transformation and how this\, in turn\, affects their interpersonal relations and cultural identification. \n        Read More\n    \n	 Bessarabian Stamps: Stories by Oleg WoolfSept. 25\, 2022 at 05:00 PM (online)Register here. Join us for a discussion of Bessarabian Stamps: Stories by Oleg Woolf and translated from the Russian\, by Boris Dralyuk\, Phoneme Media\, 2015.Buy the book here.     \n        Reminiscent of Bruno Schulz’s Street of Crocodiles\, Oleg Woolf’s Bessarabian Stamps — a cycle of sixteen stories set mostly in the village of Sănduleni\, in the Republic of... \n        Reminiscent of Bruno Schulz’s Street of Crocodiles\, Oleg Woolf’s Bessarabian Stamps — a cycle of sixteen stories set mostly in the village of Sănduleni\, in the Republic of Moldova— is a vivid\, surreal evocation of a liminal world. Sănduleni’s denizens are in permanent flux\, forever shifting languages\, cultures\, and states\, in every sense of the word. With a warm\, Bessarabian irony recalling one of Eastern Europe’s long-forgotten regions\, the Stampsexplore what it means to live on the edges of empires\, which rise and fall while Sănduleni abides. \n        Read More\n    \n	 Where You Come From by Saša StanišićMay 22\, 2022 at 05:00 PM (online)Register here. Join us for a discussion about Saša Stanišić's latest book\, Where You Come From\, translated by Damion Searls\, Tin House\, 2021.Buy the book here. "Inventive\, funny and moving. . . . Damion Searls’s translation does justice to Stanišic’s dry wit and linguistic playfulness\, and captures the tense undercurrents building throughout the book". —The New York Times Book Review Winner of the 2019 German Book Prize  About the Author: Saša Stanišic was born in Višegrad (Yugoslavia) in 1978 and has lived in Germany since 1992. His debut novel\, How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone\, was translated into thirty-one languages; Before the Feast was a bestseller and won the renowned Leipzig Book Fair Prize. The Same Night Awaits Us All by Hristo KarastoyanovApril 24\, 2022 at 11:00 AM (online)Register here.Join us for a discussion with special guest Hristo Karastoyanov\, author of The Same Night Awaits Us All\, translated from the Bulgarian by Izidora Angel\, Open Letter Books 2018. Buy the book here. “Karastoyanov’s novel is set in Bulgaria in the 1920s\, but also invokes the spirit of John Lennon\, and brings to mind Dostoevsky’s Demons with its anarchists and assassins\, lighthouses\, zeppelins\, and synthesis of modernist narrative techniques and Balkan storytelling.” —Berliner Zeitung Winner of the 2014 Helikon Award for Bulgarian Novel of the Year Prize  About the Author: Hristo Karastoyanov is a multi-award winning contemporary Bulgarian novelist\, playwright\, and political essayist whose work has been translated into English\, Turkish\, and German. All seven of his novels have been shortlisted for the prestigious Helikon Award. The Orphanage by Serhiy ZhadanMarch 27\, 2022 at 05:00 PM (online)Register here. Our March reading honors the work of one of Ukraine’s most successful novelists and poets\, Serhiy Zhadan.  Buy the book here. The Orphanage (Internat)\, originally published in 2017\, is Zhadan's highly acclaimed war novel\, depicting life in an unspecified frontline region in the early periods of the war in Donbas\, telling the story of ordinary lives during the most dangerous days in Europe’s recent history.  Chosen as one of “Six Books to Read for Context on Ukraine” by the New York Times  Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the “20 Best Books of 2021” “A nightmarish\, raw vision of contemporary eastern Ukraine under siege. . . . With a poet’s sense of lyricism . . . [Zhadan] unblinkingly reveals a country’s devastation and its people’s passionate determination to survive.”—Publishers Weekly\, starred review Soviet Milk by Nora IkstenaFeb. 27\, 2022 at 05:00 PM (online)Register here. Join us to discuss Soviet Milk written by Nora Ikstena and translated from the Latvian by Margita Gailitis\, Peirene Press\, 2019. Buy the book here.     \n        This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a... \n        This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future\, then of her identity and finally of her relationship with her daughter. Banished to a village in the Latvian countryside\, her sense of isolation increases. Will she and her daughter be able to return to Riga when political change begins to stir? \n        Read More\n    \n	 The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus KivirähkJan. 30\, 2022 at 05:00 (online)Register here: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95068638451Join us for our first meeting in 2022! We will discuss Andrus Kivirähk's The Man Who Spoke Snakish (translated into English by Christopher Moseley)\, with special guest Professor Guntis Šmidchens\, director of UW's Baltic Studies Program.  Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Spoke-Snakish/dp/0802124127/ About the book:A best seller in the author's native country of Estonia\, where the book is so well known that a popular board game has been created based on it\, The Man Who Spoke Snakish is the imaginative and moving story of a boy who is tasked with preserving ancient traditions in the face of modernity. Set in a fantastical version of medieval Estonia\, The Man Who Spoke Snakish follows a young boy\, Leemet\, who lives with his hunter-gatherer family in the forest and is the last speaker of the ancient tongue of snakish\, a language that allows its speakers to command all animals. But the forest is gradually emptying as more and more people leave to settle in villages\, where they break their backs tilling the land to grow wheat for their "bread" (which Leemet has been told tastes horrible) and where they pray to a god very different from the spirits worshipped in the forest's sacred grove. With lothario bears who wordlessly seduce women\, a giant louse with a penchant for swimming\, a legendary flying frog\, and a young charismatic viper named Ints\, The Man Who Spoke Snakish is a totally inventive novel for listeners of David Mitchell\, Sjón\, and Terry Pratchett. When the Birches Leaf Out Up There by Breda SmolnikarDec. 12\, 2021 at 11:00 AM (online)Register  Here. Join us for our December reading\, When the Birches Leaf Out Up There by Breda Smolnikar.     \n        After you register\, you can pick up a free copy of Breda Smolnikar's book When the Birches Leaf Out Up There at the University of Washington Allen Library information desk... \n        After you register\, you can pick up a free copy of Breda Smolnikar's book When the Birches Leaf Out Up There at the University of Washington Allen Library information desk (in the ground floor lobby) weekdays through Friday\, December 10\, anytime between 9am and 5pm. Please give your name to the staff person at the desk to receive your free copy. \n        Read More\n    \n	 White Shroud by Antanas ŠkėmaNov. 7\, 2021 at 05:00 PM (online)Register for a zoom link Here. Join us for our November reading\, White Shroud by Antanas Škėma. Widely acclaimed as Lithuania's great modernist novel\, White Shroud by Antanas Škėma will be our book for discussion on Sunday\, November 7\, at 5:00pm Pacific time over Zoom\, with our special guest Prof Violeta Kelertas (U. of Illinois-Chicago)\, one of America's leading experts on Lithuanian literature. E-book and print editions are available at Amazon.   Or direct from the publisher\, Vagabond Voices in Scotland. "A Spare Life": A Conversation with Author Lidija Dimkovska & Translator Christina E. KramerJune 27\, 2021 at 10:00 AM (online)Once you register HERE by filling out this form you will receive a zoom link that will allow you access to all our meetings. Our next discussion will feature the novel "A Spare Life" by the Macedonian writer Lidija Dimkovska (published in Macedonian 2012; in English 2016). We are very pleased to announce that the author\, Dimkovska\, and the novel's translator\, Christina E. Kramer\, will attend as special guests. You can purchase "A Spare Life" on Amazon Please note the time for this two-hour online event:10am-12pm- Pacific Time Zone7:00pm-9:00pm- if you're logging in from a Central European Time Zone. About the author:Poet\, novelist\, and translator Lidija Dimkovska was born in 1971 in Skopje\, Macedonia and lives in Ljubljana\, Slovenia. In her native language she has published six books of poetry\, three novels\, and one American diary\, and has edited three anthologies. Her books have been translated in more than fifteen languages. She has participated in numerous international literary festivals and has been a writer-in-residence in London\, Berlin\, Vienna\, Graz\, Salzburg\, Krems\, Tirana\, and Split. Since 2017 she has been president of the jury for Slovenia’s Vilenica International Literary Prize. The American Poetry Review featured her work in a special supplement in 2003. In 2005 she attended the International Writing Program in Iowa\, and Ugly Duckling Press published her first collection of poetry in English\, Do Not Awaken Them with Hammers\, in 2006. in 2012 Copper Canyon Press published her second book of poetry pH Neutral History\, which was shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award\, and in 2016 Two Lines Press published her novel A Spare Life\, longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award. Dimkovska’s translator\, Christina E. Kramer\, has received a National Endowment for the Arts Translation Fellowship for her third novel\, Grandma Non-Oui. About the translator:Christina E. Kramer is a professor emerita at the University of Toronto\, Canada. She has published numerous articles relating to Balkan linguistics and Macedonian grammar (Univ. of Wisconsin Press). She has translated a number of novels\, including A Spare Life by Lidija Dimkovska\, Freud's Sister by Goce Smilevski\, and three novels by Luan Starova My Father's Books\, The Time of the Goats and The Path of the Eels. Her translation of Fear of Barbarians\, by Petar Andonovski\, will be published in August 2021. The Tiger's Wife by Téa ObrehtMay 23\, 2021 at 04:30 PM (online) Join us for our May reading\, The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht. Once you register by filling out this form - you will receive a zoom link that will allow you access to all our meetings.You can get the book HERE.  About the novel:“Spectacular . . . [Téa Obreht] spins a tale of such marvel and magic in a literary voice so enchanting that the mesmerized reader wants her never to stop.”—Entertainment Weekly  "Weaving a brilliant latticework of family legend\, loss\, and love\, Téa Obreht\, the youngest of The New Yorker’s twenty best American fiction writers under forty\, has spun a timeless novel that will establish her as one of the most vibrant\, original authors of her generation." (Amazon) Read more about the book Here. About the author: Téa Obreht was born in Belgrade\, in the former Yugoslavia\, and grew up in Cyprus and Egypt before eventually immigrating to the United States. Her debut novel\, The Tiger’s Wife\, won the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction\, and was a 2011 National Book Award finalist and an international bestseller. Her work has been anthologized in The Best American Short Stories and The Best American Non-Required Reading\, and has appeared in The New Yorker\, Harper's\, The Atlantic\, Vogue\, Esquire and Zoetrope: All-Story\, among many others. She was the recipient of the Rona Jaffe fellowship from the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library\, and a 2016 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She was a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree\, and was named by The New Yorker as one of the twenty best American fiction writers under forty. She splits time between Wyoming and Texas\, and currently serves as the Endowed Chair of Creative Writing at Texas State University in San Marcos.  Chronicle in Stone\, by Ismail KadareApril 25\, 2021 at 04:30 PM (online) Once you register by filling out this form - you will receive a zoom link that will allow you access to all our meetings. Join us for our April reading\, Chronicle in Stone\, by Ismail Kadare from Albania. You can get the book HERE.  About the novel:"Masterful in its simplicity\, Chronicle in Stone is a touching coming-of-age story and a testament to the perseverance of the human spirit. Surrounded by the magic of beautiful women and literature\, a boy must endure the deprivations of war as he suffers the hardships of growing up. His sleepy country has just thrown off centuries of tyranny\, but new waves of domination inundate his city. Through the boy’s eyes\, we see the terrors of World War II as he witnesses fascist invasions\, allied bombings\, partisan infighting\, and the many faces of human cruelty—as well as the simple pleasures of life. Evacuating to the countryside\, he expects to find an ideal world full of extraordinary things\, but discovers instead an archaic backwater where a severed arm becomes a talisman and deflowered girls mysteriously vanish. Woven between the chapters of the boy’s story are tantalizing fragments of the city’s history. As the devastation mounts\, the fragments lose coherence\, and we perceive firsthand how the violence of war destroys more than just buildings and bridges." (Amazon) Read more about the author at this link.  S.: A Novel about the Balkans\, by Slavenka DrakulićMarch 28\, 2021 at 04:30 PM (online) Join us for our March reading\, Slavenka Drakulić's "S.: A Novel about the Balkans".Once you register by filling out this form - you will receive a zoom link that will allow you access to all our meetings:https://forms.gle/oJgxYmbFkpQoF9aa8Where you can get the book:https://www.amazon.com/S-Slavenka-Drakulic/dp/0670890979"S. may very well be one of the strongest books about war you will ever read. . . The writing is taut\, precise\, and masterful." —The Philadelphia EnquirerAbout the novel:"Set in 1992\, during the height of the Bosnian war\, S. reveals one of the most horrifying aspects of any war: the rape and torture of civilian women by occupying forces. S. is the story of a Bosnian woman in exile who has just given birth to an unwanted child—one without a country\, a name\, a father\, or a language. Its birth only reminds her of an even more grueling experience: being repeatedly raped by Serbian soldiers in the "women's room" of a prison camp. Through a series of flashbacks\, S. relives the unspeakable crimes she has endured\, and in telling her story—timely\, strangely compelling\, and ultimately about survival—depicts the darkest side of human nature during wartime. "S. may very well be one of the strongest books about war you will ever read. . . .The writing is taut\, precise\, and masterful." (Goodreads) Sweet Darusya by Maria MatiosFeb. 28\, 2021 at 04:30 PM (online) Join us for our February reading\, "Sweet Darusya\, A Tale of Two Villages"\, by Maria Matios from Ukraine\, with special guests\, co-translators Michael M. Naydan and Olha Tytarenko. Once you register by filling out this form - you will receive a zoom link that will allow you access to all our meetings:https://forms.gle/oJgxYmbFkpQoF9aa8 Get the book on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Darusya-Tale.../dp/1947980939 About the novel: "Matios’s novel Sweet Darusya\, initially published in Ukraine in 2003\, has been read\, studied\, researched\, and written about worldwide—mostly in academic circles. The question remains\, however\, why it took over a decade for its English translation to appear. In my opinion\, not only the complexity of the text made it a daunting task for a skilled translator to undertake but also the challenge of communicating in another language a deeply seeded trauma of Ukraine and its people\, masterfully portrayed by Matios." Natalia Cousineau\, World Literature Today About our special guests:Michael NaydanHe is Woskob Family Professor of Ukrainian Studies at The Pennsylvania State University and works primarily in the fields of Ukrainian and Russian literature and literary translation. He received his BA and MA degrees from The American University and his Ph.D. from Columbia University. He has published over 50 articles on literary topics and more than 80 translations in journals and anthologies. Of his more than 40 books of published and edited translations\, some of his most recent include Nikolai Gumilev’s Africa (Glagoslav Publishers\, 2018); Yuri Andrukhovych’s cultural and literary essays\, My Final Territory: Selected Essays (University of Toronto Press\, 2018); and Abram Terz’s literary essays\, Strolls with Pushkin and Journey to the River Black (Columbia University Press\, 2016). In 2017 he published his literary essays in Ukrainian translation in the volume\, From Gogol to Andrukhovych: Selected Literary Essays (Piramida Publishers). He has also published a novel about the city of Lviv Seven Signs of the Lion (Glagoslav Publishers\, 2016)\, which also appeared in 2017 in Marianna Prokopovych’s Ukrainian translation under the title Sim znakiv leva (Piramida Publishers). He has received numerous prizes for his translations including the George S.N. Luckyj Award in Ukrainian Literature Translation from the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies in 2013. Olha TytarenkoShe received her BA and MA in English from Ivan Franko National University in Lviv\, Ukraine\, her MA from The Pennsylvania State University\, and her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto with a specialty in Russian literature. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Practice of Russian at the University of Nebraska. With Michael Naydan she has co-translated Iren Rozdobudko’s novel The Lost Button (Glagoslav Publishers)\, Abram Terz’s Strolls with Pushkin and Journey to the River Black (Columbia University Press)\, Maria Matios’ novel Sweet Darusya: A Tale of Two Villages\, and Yuri Vynnychuk’s novel Tango of Death (the latter two with Spuyten Duyvil). Bohumil Hrabal (Czech): Mr Kafka and Other Tales from the Time of the Cult; and All My CatsJan. 31\, 2021 at 04:30 PM (online) Join us for our first reading in 2021 on January 31. We will read two books by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal: Mr Kafka and Other Tales from the Time of the Cult; and All My Cats Paul Wilson\, the translator of these two books will join us for the discussion. Both books can be fond on Amazon Dreams and Stones\, by Magdalena Tulli with translator Bill JohnstonNov. 29\, 2020 at 11:00 AM (online)Register here to receive a zoom invite.  Join us for another engaging discussion of Eastern and Central European literature! We will talk about Magdalena Tulli's book "Dreams and Stones" with our special guest\, translator Bill Johnston.  About the book:"Dreams and Stones is a small masterpiece\, one of the most extraordinary works of literature to come out of Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of communism. In sculpted\, poetic prose reminiscent of Bruno Schulz\, it tells the story of the emergence of a great city. In Tulli’s hands myth\, metaphor\, history\, and narrative are combined to magical effect. Dreams and Stones is about the growth of a city\, and also about all cities; at the same time it is not about cities at all\, but about how worlds are created\, trans- formed\, and lost through words alone. A stunning debut by one of Europe’s finest new writers." (goodreads) About the translator:https://archipelagobooks.org/book_translator/johnston-bill/ You can find the book here. OR on Amazon.  Blinding/Orbitor by Mircea CărtărescuAug. 30\, 2020 at 11:00 AM (online) On August 30\, at 11 a.m.PDT we’ll share our impressions of Blinding\, by Mircea Cărtărescu\, and joined by the book translator Sean Cotter.Sean Cotter's translation of Cărtărescu's Blinding was a finalist for The Best Translated Book Award in 2014. https://messybooker.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/blinding-mircea-cartarescu-translated-by-sean-cotter-best-translated-book-award-2014/The book is available as an e-book from the publisher directly:https://archipelagobooks.org/book/blinding-book-one/Or from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Blinding-Mircea-Cartarescu/dp/193574484 Newcomers: Book Two by Lojze KovačičSept. 27\, 2020 at 11:00 (online)  Mark your calendars and plan to join us for an engaging discussion on Lojze Kovačič’ s Newcomers: Book Two\, with our special guest\, translator Michael Biggins. You can get the book in different formats from Archipelago Books: https://archipelagobooks.org/book/newcomers-book-two/Or from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Newcomers-Book-Two-Lojze-Kovacic/dp/193981040X/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=Michael+Biggins&qid=1597011540&s=books&sr=1-8"In this second part of the famous Slovenian writer’s autobiographical novel\, the narrator details the dangers and humiliations of his boyhood living in occupied Slovenia in the Second World War. The second part of Lojze Kovačič’s autobiographical novel\, considered by some to be the most important Slovenian novel of the 20th century\, describes his half-German family’s life in Ljubljana during the Second World War. The young protagonist Bubi is a perpetual outsider – exiled from Switzerland in 1938\, his family returns home to Ljubljana\, where their half-German background makes them stick out in local society. Reeling from the loss of his home in Switzerland\, and surrounded by a language he can’t quite master\, Bubi confronts the challenges and humiliations of growing up in a strange environment. Narrated with uncanny naïveté\, the novel flits between memories of tenderness and shocking violence as Bubi navigates friendship\, family\, and his burgeoning sexuality in a land under hostile occupation." (Archipelago Books)  Newcomers: Book Two by Lojze KovačičSept. 27\, 2020 at 11:00 (online)  Mark your calendars and plan to join us for an engaging discussion on Lojze Kovačič’ s Newcomers: Book Two\, with our special guest\, translator Michael Biggins. You can get the book in different formats from Archipelago Books: https://archipelagobooks.org/book/newcomers-book-two/Or from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Newcomers-Book-Two-Lojze-Kovacic/dp/193981040X/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=Michael+Biggins&qid=1597011540&s=books&sr=1-8"In this second part of the famous Slovenian writer’s autobiographical novel\, the narrator details the dangers and humiliations of his boyhood living in occupied Slovenia in the Second World War. The second part of Lojze Kovačič’s autobiographical novel\, considered by some to be the most important Slovenian novel of the 20th century\, describes his half-German family’s life in Ljubljana during the Second World War. The young protagonist Bubi is a perpetual outsider – exiled from Switzerland in 1938\, his family returns home to Ljubljana\, where their half-German background makes them stick out in local society. Reeling from the loss of his home in Switzerland\, and surrounded by a language he can’t quite master\, Bubi confronts the challenges and humiliations of growing up in a strange environment. Narrated with uncanny naïveté\, the novel flits between memories of tenderness and shocking violence as Bubi navigates friendship\, family\, and his burgeoning sexuality in a land under hostile occupation." (Archipelago Books)  Fox\, by Dubravka UgrešićJuly 26\, 2020 at 11:00 AM (online) On July 26\, at 11 a.m.PDT we’ll share our impressions of Fox\, by Dubravka Ugrešić\, and joined by the book translator Ellen Elias-Bursać. This book is available as an e-book from the publisher directly (Open Letter) https://www.openletterbooks.org/collections/dubravka-ugresic/products/fox Or from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Dubravka-Ugresic/dp/1940953766/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Ugresic+fox&qid=1593737396&sr=8-1 The Physics of Sorrow\, by Georgi GospodinovJune 28\, 2020 at 11:00 AM (online) Join us for an engaging discussion of Georgi Gospodinov's The Physics of Sorrow. We are thrilled to have his translator Angela Rodel as a special guest.You can get the e-book direct from the publisher. Here is a praiseful New Yorker review of the book.    The Land of Green Plums\, by Herta MüllerFeb. 8\, 2020 at 04:00 PM (online) You are cordially invited to join us for our second meeting of the new year\, on February 8! We will read The Land of Green Plums\, by Nobel laureate Herta Müller\, a Romanian-born German novelist\, poet\, essayist and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature.You can find the book on Amazon or at your local store: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Green-Plums-Novel/
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