Istros Conversations

Daša Drndić, Josip Novakovich and Marinko Koščec discuss their recent books and their reception in the UK and US. Chaired by the former UK Ambassador in Croatia, Nicholas Jarrold. #KeatsHouse in #Hampstead #Croatian #Literature

Guest at Monocle 24 radio show ‘The Review’, Susan Curtis-Kojakovic, director of Istros Books discusses the preparations for the upcoming Croatian book stand at the London Book Fair 2013 (April 15-17), as well as some intriguing new translated literature. Coming from Turkey - Ayfer Tunc’s ‘The Aziz Bey Incident’ and from Romania – Cecilia Stefanescu’s ‘Sun Alley’.

Listen to the world premiere of Hedgehog's Home Children's Opera - live at the Conway Hall on Sunday, 11th November. On the anniversary of its first English edition, Hedgehog's Home by Branko Copic has been successfully launched as a new children's opera, with an original score by Emily Leather, and staging by Creative Director, Elinor Moran. The show stared: Dario Dugandzic as Hedgemeond the Hunter Christina Gill as Ms. Fox Nicola Wydenbach as the teacher With set designer Andrew Miller #opera

The charming A. M. Bakalar at Waterstones, Hampstead, in conversation with Montenegrin author, Ognjen Spahic and Hungarian author Noemi Szecsi about their recently published novels (2012). While Spahic's cult classic, 'Hansen's Children' takes place in the last European leprosarium in revolutionary Romania; Noemi also tells a Romanian tale of blood lust through an unusual relationship between a grandma and her granddaughter.