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SUMMARY:In Conversation with author Evald Flisar
DESCRIPTION:Join author Evald Flisar in conversation with Susan Curtis
  of Istros Books as he discusses his most recently published book in E
 nglish, My Kingdom is Dying. Both Evald and Susan will also be taking
  part in the London Book Fair 2025, with Istros Books and Sodobnost I
 nternational Cultural Society (KUD Sodobnost).\nEvald and Susan will d
 iscuss My Kingdom is Dying, before taking audience questions, followe
 d by a book signing. Copies of the book will be available to purchase 
 on the night.\nIf you have a disability you wish us to consider when a
 ttending our events, please inform the staff in advance.\nIstros Books
  was set up in 2011 in order to publish and promote literature in tra
 nslation from Central and South Eastern Europe. In its short history, 
 it has managed to prove itself at the forefront of discovering and pro
 moting exciting new works, ranging from essays and flash fiction to hi
 storical novels. They are proud to continue their commitment to bringi
 ng fresh and exciting works in English translation, and to develop the
 ir cross-border publishing partnerships.\nEvald Flisar, born in 1945 i
 n Slovenia, then still part of Yugoslavia, is an iconic figure of cont
 emporary Slovenian literature. Novelist, playwright, essayist, editor,
  globe-trotter (travelled in 98 countries), underground train driver i
 n Sydney, Australia, editor of (among other publications) an encyclopa
 edia of science and invention in London, author of short stories and r
 adio plays for the BBC, president of the Slovene Writers’ Associatio
 n (1995 – 2002), since 1998 editor of the oldest Slovenian literary 
 journal Sodobnost (Contemporary Review), he is also the author of 16 n
 ovels (eleven of them shortlisted for Kresnik award, known as the Slov
 enian “Booker”), two collections of short stories, three travelogu
 es, two books for children (both nominated for major awards) and 15 st
 age plays (eight nominated for Best Play of the Year Award, three time
 s won the award). Winner of Prešeren Foundation Prize, the highest st
 ate award for prose and drama, and the prestigious Župančič Award f
 or lifetime achievement. He is the most translated Slovenian author al
 ive today, and will be celebrating his 80th birthday upon the publicat
 ion of My Kingdom is Dying in its UK edition.\nMy Kingdom Is Dying: 
 When the main character, a successful writer, experiences writer’s b
 lock, he withdraws from his malign fate to Berghof, a Swiss clinic. A 
 number of famous names in world literature are already receiving treat
 ment there, from Martin Amis, Graham Greene and Saul Bellow to J. M. C
 oetzee. But is Berghof really what it purports to be? And what role do
 es the ever-silent figure of Scheherazade play in the novel? My Kingd
 om is Dying is not just a hybrid of the genres of confession - detect
 ive story, memoir and fictional biography - but also a unique combinat
 ion of fiction and metafiction, literature and meta-literary reflectio
 n. Readers follow a gripping story in which unusual events unobtrusive
 ly mingle with meaningful reflection and deep insights.\nA special tha
 nk you to the Slovenian Book Agency (JAK), who have made Evald's visi
 t to the U.K. possible.\n\nFor more information visit http://goldenlan
 eestate.org/events/in-conversation-with-author-evald-flisar
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LOCATION:Barbican Library
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