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Svět knihy: Představení knihy Židovské hrdinky & setkání s autorkami
World Book World: The presentation of the Jewish Hero's book & Meeting with the authors
Event by: Centrum paměti a dialogu Bubny
Location: Výstaviště Praha Holešovice, Výstaviště 67, Praha 7
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About event
The Center of Memory and Dialogue Bubny is preparing to publish an illustrated book of a Jewish heroine, which will be presented to the public at the World of Book World with two of the three co -authors from Sweden.
The meeting will take place:
Friday 16. 5. In 10h/Hall of Božena Němcová
Sunday 18. 5. In 10 h/Hall of Václav Havel
Get to know more than a hundred Jewish heroines, from biblical times to today! Read about their engaging fates and about how the world and their ideas about it changed. They come from various corners of the world, hold a variety of life attitudes, and all together show us how immense the width of what we call Jewish identity. Illustrator Joanna Rubin Dranger and writer Karin Brygger will present inspiring stories about the courage. Her debut Miss Remarkable & Her Career was released with a great response in 1999 and was translated into 7 languages, including English. Its documentary graphic amendment to Rember Us to Life, which tells of her family and Jewish heritage, was published in 2022 and in 2023 won the prestigious Award for the Nordic Council literature. Her other awards include Stora Svenska Illustrator Prize, Prisa! In 2007–2017 she was the first woman to be a professor an illustration at the University of Arts, Crafts and Design Constphack. In the world of the book, he will present the publication of the Jewish heroine, who was published in the Swedish original in 2024.
Karin Brygger is a poet, essayist and artist. She has published five collections of poetry and three essay books. She currently works as an assistant to professor of aesthetics, media and creative writing at Skövde University in Sweden. In his work he focuses on Jewish history and identity. At present, it focuses on the ongoing performative project, which documents the Jewish diaspora through hand -written paper scrolls, "The Scrolls Project", which aims to tell the stories of Jewish lives today through the view of the community and individuals. In the world of the book, it will present the publication of the Jewish heroine, which was published in the Swedish original in 2024.
The meeting will take place:
Friday 16. 5. In 10h/Hall of Božena Němcová
Sunday 18. 5. In 10 h/Hall of Václav Havel
Get to know more than a hundred Jewish heroines, from biblical times to today! Read about their engaging fates and about how the world and their ideas about it changed. They come from various corners of the world, hold a variety of life attitudes, and all together show us how immense the width of what we call Jewish identity. Illustrator Joanna Rubin Dranger and writer Karin Brygger will present inspiring stories about the courage. Her debut Miss Remarkable & Her Career was released with a great response in 1999 and was translated into 7 languages, including English. Its documentary graphic amendment to Rember Us to Life, which tells of her family and Jewish heritage, was published in 2022 and in 2023 won the prestigious Award for the Nordic Council literature. Her other awards include Stora Svenska Illustrator Prize, Prisa! In 2007–2017 she was the first woman to be a professor an illustration at the University of Arts, Crafts and Design Constphack. In the world of the book, he will present the publication of the Jewish heroine, who was published in the Swedish original in 2024.
Karin Brygger is a poet, essayist and artist. She has published five collections of poetry and three essay books. She currently works as an assistant to professor of aesthetics, media and creative writing at Skövde University in Sweden. In his work he focuses on Jewish history and identity. At present, it focuses on the ongoing performative project, which documents the Jewish diaspora through hand -written paper scrolls, "The Scrolls Project", which aims to tell the stories of Jewish lives today through the view of the community and individuals. In the world of the book, it will present the publication of the Jewish heroine, which was published in the Swedish original in 2024.