Prague Writers’ Festival 2012 kicks off Saturday

The Prague Writers’ Festival 2012 kicks off in the Czech capital on Saturday. Among the guests of the 22nd edition of the international literature festival are the British screenwriter and novelist Hanif Kureishi, American poet Jerome Rothenberg and Turkish writer and psychologist Gündüz Vassaf. The festival’s opening gala, where the Spiros Vergos Prize for Freedom of Expression will be awarded takes place on Sunday. On the program are film screenings, discussion panels, literary readings as well as jazz and poetry performances. The festival runs for five days, through April 18.

Author: Jan Velinger