{"id":27240,"date":"2026-03-30T07:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/?post_type=wydarzenia&p=27240"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:46:04","slug":"april-meeting-of-the-central-european-book-club","status":"publish","type":"wydarzenia","link":"https:\/\/mck.krakow.pl\/en\/wydarzenia\/april-meeting-of-the-central-european-book-club\/","title":{"rendered":"April meeting of the Central European Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In April, we will be looking at L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Krasznahorkai\u2019s book \u201cThe World Goes On\u201d. We will be discussing how its characters navigate the tangled web of conflicting narratives and the situations in which they find themselves entangled. We will consider whether, in the face of the Hungarian writer\u2019s catastrophic vision of the world, the efforts of the individual still have any meaning in his view.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/strong> 21 April 2026, 18.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting of the Central European Book Club at the bookshop on the first floor of the Ravens House will be led by Daniel Warmuz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


About the book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last year\u2019s Nobel laureate has accustomed readers to literary visionaryism, painting a pessimistic picture of the world and bearing witness to an oppressive, apocalyptic reality. Similar themes can be found in the collection \u201cThe World Goes On\u201d, whose characters \u2013 entangled in a history and a web of events over which they seemingly have no influence \u2013 desperately seek the meaning of their own existence. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Krasznahorkai examines humanity and its contemporary condition, set against a broad social, cultural and natural backdrop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amidst the tangle of narratives in Krasznahorkai\u2019s work, the characters wander and seek their place in the world, yet it constantly eludes them, for it is itself in perpetual motion and subject to ceaseless change. But is it man who flees from the world and from himself, never having known peace? The efforts made by individuals seem futile, but perhaps this is precisely where the longed-for freedom lies? The intricate structure of the book provokes constant searching and the asking of questions to which there are no easy answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Krasznahorkai: \u2018The World Goes On\u2019, trans. El\u017cbieta Sobolewska, Czarne Publishing House, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presenter:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Warmuz<\/strong> \u2013 a Hungarian and Polish language specialist, translator, researcher and populariser of Hungarian literature. He is the author of academic articles, essays and reviews. He translates prose, poetry and drama. His translations include the reportage book \u201cZimne crematorium\u201d (2025), Zolt\u00e1n Lesi’s \u201cSkok wzwy\u017c\u201d (2021) and Tibor No\u00e9 Kiss’s \u201cIncognito\u201d (2017). He is the winner of the Adam W\u0142odek Award (2019) and the Angelus Central European Literary Award for his translation of Zolt\u00e1n Mih\u00e1ly Nagy’s poetic novel \u201cSzata\u0144ski pomiot\u201d (Satan’s Spawn) (2022). He lives in Krakow and visits Budapest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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The ICC will enrich its offer with many innovative events thanks to the project \u201cModernisation and adaptation of the ground floor of the Ravens House and renovation of the technical infrastructure of the International Cultural Centre in Krakow\u201d, worth PLN 13,541,096.08. This project received PLN 8,744,388.51 in funding from the European Union’s European Funds under the FEnIKS programme.
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Round table meetings (tastings, discussions and lectures on the cuisine of nations and regions), workshops with elements of sensory perception, city quests, comic book and innovation workshops, as well as meetings of the ICC Youth Council \u2013 these are just some of the innovative events offered by the ICC thanks to the implementation of the FEnIKS project! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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