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SUMMARY:European Literature Night 2026
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DESCRIPTION:An annual celebration of contemporary European literature, featuring author
readings, panel discussions, book signings, and conversations on the power
of stories to connect us across languages and borders.
Wensday, October 28, 2026 at 6:00 — 10:00 PMUkrainian Institute of
America2 East 79th Street New York, NY 10075
Free and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration via Eventbrite
is required.
Polish Cultural Institute New York together with EUNIC New York, in
cooperation with the Ukrainian Institute of America, Czech Center New York
and PEN America, are proud to co-present 7th edition of the European
Literature Night. Presented by Czech Center New York and EUNIC New York.
Hosted by the Ukrainian Institute of America. 
For one evening, New York becomes a meeting place for some of Europe’s
most compelling literary voices.
European Literature Night is an annual celebration of contemporary European
literature, bringing together acclaimed authors, translators, publishers,
and readers for an evening devoted to the power of storytelling across
languages and borders. Through literature in translation, the program
invites audiences to discover remarkable new works, encounter diverse
perspectives, and experience the richness of Europe’s literary landscape.
Poland will be represented by Mikołaj Łoziński with My Name Is Stramer.
The translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones will also be present.
Presented by Czech Center New York and EUNIC New York, the evening features
live author readings, thought-provoking panel discussions moderated by PEN
America, and conversations exploring how literature fosters dialogue across
cultures. Guests will also have the opportunity to meet participating
authors during book signings, browse a curated selection of featured
titles, and conclude the evening with a reception celebrating European
literature and cultural exchange.
Whether you are a passionate reader, a literary professional, or simply
curious to discover new voices from across Europe, European Literature
Night offers a unique opportunity to experience the stories that connect us
across borders.
Participating authors and the full program will be announced soon.
A richly evocative and moving new novel following an ordinary Polish Jewish
family in the years preceding the Second World War.“Wise, world-weary and
wry, and with an authenticity to its time that makes [this book] feel like
a rediscovered classic.” —The Times
Though he returned from America penniless, Nathan Stramer still daydreams
of a better life as he struggles to make ends meet back the small Polish
town of Tarnów. Raising 6 children with his wife Rywka, he chases
hare-brained schemes to make money while she fantasises about a trip to the
seaside. Crammed into a 2-room apartment on down-at-heel Goldhammer Street,
the family gets by on very little, and everyone has to pitch into
Nathan’s latest ventures, including an ill-fated Stramer family café.
As the years pass, their children begin to take steps into a changing
world. Rudek, the eldest, sets his passions aside for a practical job; Rena
embarks on an affair with a married man, and Hesio and Salek become ever
more involved with Communism.
While Nathan and Rywka try to hold the centre of their raucous family life
together, national conflicts begin to escalate in Europe, and sinister
forces creep into the Stramers’ world that they don’t yet understand.
Bursting with humour and pathos, My Name is Stramer is a beautiful, loving
evocation of a vanished world. Internationally acclaimed as one of
Poland’s foremost writers, Mikołaj Łoziński tells the tragic story of
the interwar years through the ordinary triumhs and struggles of a
sprawling Polish-Jewish family.
Mikołaj Łoziński is a Polish novelist, screenwriter, and photographer.
He has received several awards for his writing, including the Polityka
Passport and the Kościelski Foundation Award. His third novel, My Name Is
Stramer, was shortlisted for the prestigious Nike Literary Award and has
been translated into 16 languages. Łoziński lives in Warsaw.
Antonia Lloyd-Jones has translated works by many of Poland’s leading
contemporary novelists and reportage authors, as well as classics,
biographies, essays, crime fiction, poetry and children’s books. She is
best known as a translator of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk. For ten years
she was a mentor for the Emerging Translators’ Mentorship Program and is
a former co-chair of the UK Translators Association.
This special evening is organized by the Czech Center New York and EUNIC
New York with the collaboration of partnering cultural institutions and
consulates: Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Camōes Institute, Goethe
Institut New York, Lithuanian Cultural Institute,  Polish Cultural
Institute in New York, Romanian Cultural Institute, Consulate General of
Portugal in New York, Ukrainian Institute of America, and the support of
the European Union Delegation to the United Nations.
About EUNIC New York
EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is the
European network of organizations working in 90 countries worldwide through
a network of 125 clusters and acting as a platform for promoting European
values, sharing knowledge, building capacity amongst its members and
partners, and engaging local partners in dialogue and common cultural
projects. Created in 2007, the New York cluster of EUNIC, bringing together
around 40 cultural missions from the European Union, is working in
partnership to strengthen the transatlantic dialogue and cultural
cooperation and showcase European values and creativity. 
ELN 2026 is presented by members of EUNIC New York cluster in collaboration
with PEN America, coordinated by Czech Center New York.
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