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BookStar 2024 ' Reading and translating Kafka
October 2nd, 4:30 p.m. – Europe House – Skopje
“Reading and translating Kafka”
Panel in honor of the the centenary of the death of Franz Kafka
Participants: Zorica Nikolovska, Venko Andonovski, Sonja Stojmenska-Elzeser, Benjamin Langer (Germany), Jasminka Delova-Siljanova, Boban Zdravkovski Andreevski
Moderator: Žarko Kujundjiski
Announcement and presentation of the "Dragi" 2024 awards
October 2nd, 12:00 PM - Faculty of Philology "Blaže Koneski" - Skopje
"Naked Lunch" podcast with Duško Krstevski and Igor Marojević (Serbia)
October 2nd, 6:00 PM - Laboratorium
“Naked Lunch” podcast with Duško Krstevski and Jón Kalman Stefánsson (Iceland)
October 1st, 6:00 PM - Laboratorium
Opening of the "BookStar" festival 2024
September 30th, 7:30 PM - Laboratorium
Opening of the 10th Book fair of European literature
Presentation of the project MEPD аnd Braille books
Opening of children ilustration exhibition “Buddy”
Cocktail & meeting with festival guests
Opening of the "BookStar" festival 2024
“The writer is speaking” – ceremonial speech by Rumena Bužarovska: “Where are we now
“A literary study about trauma and stamina” Conversation with Paola Peretti (Italy) and Miřenka Čechová (Czech Republic) Moderators: Biljana Crvenkovska and Dragica Stamenkovikj
DJ set by Ogipsilon / Sure Shotz – special event
September 30th, 5:00 PM – Laboratorium
Podcast “Naked Lunch” with Duško Krstevski and José Luís Peixoto (Portugal)
October 1st, 7:30 PM – Laboratorium Balkan (K)nights
Conversation with Kristian Novak (Croatia), Rumena Bužarovska (North Macedonia), Faruk Šehić (BiH), Igor Marojević (Serbia)
Moderator: Vladimir Jankovski
Meeting between students and Miřenka Čechová (Czech Republic)
October 2nd, 10:30 AM – Faculty of Philology “Blaže Koneski” – Skopje
Department of Slavic Studies
Meeting between students and Miřenka Čechová (Czech Republic)
Moderator: Jasminka Delova-Siljanova
Meeting between students and Paola Peretti (Italy)
October 2nd, 10:30 AM – Faculty of Philology “Blaže Koneski” – Skopje
Department of Italian Language and Literature
Meeting between students and Paola Peretti (Italy)
Moderator: Iskra Dimkovska
October 1st, 12:00 PM – Skopje City Library “Brakja Miladinovci”
“The Metamorphosis” – Literary reading
Guest writers: Kristian Novak (Croatia), Faruk Šehić (BIH), Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgaria), José Luís Peixoto (Portugal), Miřenka Čechová (Czech Republic)
Host writers: Olivera Kjorveziroska, Vasko Markovski, Biljana Stojanovska, Živko Grozdanoski, Ana Golejška-Djikova
Moderator: Pepi Stamkov
BookStar 2024 - Concert 10-25: Chalgija Sound System
October 2nd, 21:00 – Laboratorium
Мusic concert 10/25: “10 years BookStar – 25 years Antolog” ' special event
Chalgia Sound System
Podcast “Naked Lunch” with Duško Krstevski and Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgaria)
September 30th, 6:00 PM – Laboratorium
Podcast “Naked Lunch” with Duško Krstevski and Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgaria)
Podcast “Naked Lunch” with Duško Krstevski and Kristian Novak (Croatia)
October 1st, 5:30 PM – Laboratorium
Podcast “Naked Lunch” with Duško Krstevski and Kristian Novak (Croatia)
BookStar 2024 - Creative Workshop with Paola Peretti (Italy)
October 1st, 4:00 PM – Laboratorium
Young adult program: “How did the book come to be?”
Creative Workshop with Paola Peretti (Italy)
BookStar 2024 – Stand book comedy With Marjan Georgievski
October 1st, 9:00 PM – Laboratorium
Stand book comedy – special event
Literary stand-up show by Marjan Georgievski
BookStar 2024 – Special BookStar X10 Award for Alessandro Baricco (Italy)
October 3rd, 6:00 PM – Bukva
„Alessandro Baricco’s literary metaphysics: metamorphosis of the imagination“
Online conversation with Alessandro Baricco (Italy), special „BookStar“ X10 award for recognized excellence in literature
Introduction word: Anastasija Gjurčinova
Moderator: Vladimir Jankovski
BookStar 2024 – The BookStar award for "Heaven and Hell" and Jón Kalman Stefánsson (Iceland)
October 2nd, 8:00 PM – Laboratorium
“Where do poetry and prose embrace?”
Presentation of the “BookStar” 2024 award for the trilogy “Heaven and Hell”
Conversation with Jón Kalman Stefánsson (Iceland)
Moderators: Aleksandar Madjarovski and Nikola Madjirov
BookStar 2024 - Conversation with José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) and Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgaria)
October 2nd, 7:00 PM - Laboratorium
“Spirit and body: migration and (r)evolution”
Conversation with José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) and Zdravka Evtimova (Bulgaria)
Moderator: Aleksandar Madjarovski
BookStar 2024 Creative workshop "Buddy"
September 30th, 11:00 AM – Skopje City Library “Brakja Miladinovci”
Kids program: “Gozert” (“Buddy”)
Creative workshop with Аna Golejška Djikova