Related articles
One on OneHoward Sidenberg and the beginnings of Twisted Spoon Press
My guest in this week's One on One is Howard Sidenberg from Twisted Spoon
Press, an independent publisher that offers a wide spectrum of literature
from Central and Eastern Europe in English. Howard is one of three men who
founded Twisted Spoon in Prague in 1992, along with late writer Lukas
Tomin from a well-known Czech dissident family, and Kevin Blahut from
Massachusetts. Today, however, it is primarily Howard Sidenberg from
Richmond, Virginia who keeps the small operation alive and well. Though it
had humble beginnings, Twisted Spoon today plays a major role in giving
people abroad access to the work of contemporary writers from Central
Europe, as well giving non-Czech writers living here a chance to get their
work published - the small press recently started an expatriate series.
Based in Prague, Twisted Spoon Press also has distributors in Hungary,
Poland and North America. I sat with Howard in the café/bookstore
Shakespeare and Sons, where there is a wide selection of books in English.
You can tell which books are produced by Twisted Spoon because of their
unusual and imaginative graphic design. I asked Howard, a one-time
doctorate student of Soviet foreign policy, what attracted him to Prague?
More
MailboxMailbox
In this edition of Mailbox: letter from Franz Kafka, Italian bus accident,
low birth rate. Listeners quoted: Gusta Bloemhof, Massimo Bernardi, Samuel
Ashi
More
ArtsEighty years after his death, Franz Kafka finally has a statue in Prague
This little square in the middle of Prague's Dusni Street is what the
city's famous native, writer Franz Kafka, probably saw each time he looked
out of his window. The historic Jewish Quarter in Prague is where Kafka
spent most of his life - and often features in his novels and short
stories. But despite that, for years there was no permanent memorial to
the man who changed the face of 20th century literature. But now, all that
has changed.
More
MailboxMailbox
In this week's Mailbox: the new Franz Kafka statue in Prague's Old Town and
"Mazany Filip" - a new Czech production featuring private eye
Philip Marlowe. We answer questions from Thomas Barlow and Brad Warwick.
More
Current AffairsKafka's personal library returns to native Prague
The private library of Prague's most acclaimed literary son - Franz Kafka - returned to his home town this week, 78 years after his death. Nearly 1,000 volumes - including first editions and books which Kafka gave to his friends - were presented to Prague's Franz Kafka Society, as a gift from the German car manufacturer Porsche. Rob Cameron has more on this unique literary legacy.
More
Czechs in HistoryFranz Kafka
It's time now for this week's edition of Czechs in History, and this week
Nick Carey takes a look at the life of the writer Franz Kafka...
More
