LONDON, April 12 – RIA Novosti, Maria Tabak. The writer and scientist Grigory Chkhartishvili, known under the pseudonym Boris Akunin, hopes the festival SLOVO in London to talk with colleagues on literary topics and learn “how they help their angels and how they fight with their devils “.
On Saturday evening at Europe’s largest bookstore Waterstones Piccadilly on the opening of the festival SLOVO – only outside Russia, the annual festival of Russian literature. In 2015 SLOVO, conducted by British fund Academia Rossica together with Waterstones supported by Alexander Mamut, coincides with the London Book Week and the International Book Fair.
According to the Academia Rossica Adjoubei Svetlana, Russian literary festival, especially for passing outside of Russia – it is always talking about Russia itself and its relationship with the world. That is why, she said, in SLOVO participate not only writers, including Akunin and Sorokin, but also journalists Leonid Parfyonov and Sergei Parkhomenko.
Chkhartishvili said that talk of the festival does not necessarily have to be heavy and serious.
“For me personally SLOVO – a very interesting event. I will also go to the event, look at your colleagues, because even if I meet in Moscow with his fellow writers, we do not sit and literature does not hang out. We usually drink and talk about something else. So I have great pleasure in going to sit and listen to my colleagues talk about their profession, learn how to help their angels as they battle with their terms. I it will be very interesting, “- admitted Chkhartishvili at the opening ceremony.
He added that although important and serious conversations can not be avoided, it should be remembered that the literature – is primarily a joy. “Festival – a celebration of holidays to all of us is not enough, especially now. I hope that the conversation we will have not only serious, but every and literature – the case incendiary, light, energy. Festival of Russian literature – it’s a double celebration, because that literature – this is the best part of life. And do not even try to dissuade me from this, as a writer I do not believe you, “- smiling, said the author.
” We are living in a period of a variety of political shocks, and nowhere we not escape from them, but the policy is changing, changing political regimes, and literature remains. And Russian literature remain, and so those conversations literature that we are going to lead, they are eternal, because literature – it’s all about the eternal “- added it.
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
In addition to the performances and master classes by famous Russian writers and journalists in the festival program, which will last until April 19, included an evening in memory of the founder of Russian cathedral in London Metropolitan Anthony Surozh, meeting with writers living in Britain and writing in Russian – Kareena Kokrell, Eva Lansky Zhuzhey D., Alla turrets, as well as meeting with a famous chef and TV presenter Helen Chekalova.
“2015 has been declared the Year of our literature. I hope that familiarity with the modern literature of Russia, which inherits the great traditions of Russian literature, the British will better understand our country and countrymen – to strengthen the spiritual connection with the homeland, “- said in an address to the participants and organizers of the festival of the Russian ambassador in London Alexander Yakovenko.
In 2015, the festival has an additional task. The partners will SLOVO charities “Lifeline”, Chance for Life and Rusfond UK. The festival will be held three charity evening, the proceeds of which will be aimed at helping children.
Since its inception in 2010, the festival presented in London the best contemporary Russian authors – Dmitry Bykov, Boris Akunin, Mikhail Shishkin, Vladimir Makanina, Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Zahara Prilepina, skid Vera, Olga Sedakova and many others.
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