A conversation “Dystopias and Utopias of Cities and Books” with Ukrainian writer Yuriy Andrukhovych and cultural historian Aurimas Švedas

Start of the event 2024-09-23 18:15 o’clock, Event duration 2 hours

Klaipėda County Ievos Simonaitytė Public Library, Conference Hall, 1st floor. (Herkaus Manto str. 25)

Participants: writer Yuriy Andrukhovych (Ukraine); cultural historian Aurimas Shvedas. Translator – Margarita Mačiūnė. doc.
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Vertėja – Margarita Mačiūnė.

In the first part of the talk, cultural historian Aurimas Švedas will look at the thoughts of the philosopher Leonid Donsky, who has an illustrious memory, on the themes of urbanism and creativity. The event will continue with Yuriy Andrukhovych, one of the best-known contemporary Ukrainian writers and author of the horror novel Moskoviada, who will share his insights into the dystopias and utopias of today.

The event will be held in two languages – Lithuanian and Ukrainian (with translation from Lithuanian to English and from English to Lithuanian).