The Easter and St. Nicholas Day Literary Festival of the Society of Friends of the PEN Club in the 1990s Cover Image

O Velikonočním a Mikulášském literárním festivalu Společnosti přátel PEN klubu v 90. letech
The Easter and St. Nicholas Day Literary Festival of the Society of Friends of the PEN Club in the 1990s

Author(s): Petr Kotyk
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Cultural Essay
Published by: Památník národního písemnictví
Keywords: PEN club; anniversary; essay; Petr Kotyk;

Summary/Abstract: The Czech PEN Center, headed by its chairman Jirí Stránský, the Society of Friends of the PEN Club, and the National Literary Monument, headed by director Eva Wolfová, jointly organized the St. Nicholas and Easter literary festivals in the 1990s. I, Libuše Ludvíková, and later Dana Mojžíšová, the club's secretary, participated in their preparations on behalf of the PEN Club, while Eva Branišová, an employee of the Exhibition Department, represented the PEN. The festivals took place from December 1993 and took the form of weekly cultural programs, taking place around the feast of St. Nicholas and Easter.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 190-191
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Czech
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