We had the pleasure of welcoming Nikolina Skenderija-Bonet and Thomas Perle at Canetti House. Nikolina presented an excerpt from her dissertation, discussing the symbolism of language and the “tongue” in Canetti's work. Perle presented his partially autobiographical book, "We left because everyone left," that deals with the emigration of a Romanian family from the perspective More...
Tonight, 6 PM at Canetti House, Sara Renar, holder of this year's "Sharing Future" Artist in Residence scholarship, will present her project "Water - a Soundtrack" - live, with the participation of Anna-Maria Nikolaeva, Mira Dushkova and Yavor Tsanev.
You can see more photos from the event on our Facebook page HERE.
OCTOBER 7, WEDNESDAY, 6 PM The 9th edition of the Literature Night in Ruse will be held at Canetti House (12 Slavyanski Blvd.), the Austrian library “Elias Canetti” and at the Regional library “Lyuben Karavelov” in Ruse. Each 30 minutes famous Bulgarian actors read excerpts from the works of contemporary European authors translated into Bulgarian. More...
13TH INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL - POSSIBLE WORLDS From the 1st until the 16th of October 2020 at Canetti House, 12 Slavyanska street, the Austrian library, as well as the Drama Theatre Ruse, ploshtad Svoboda 4. The festival is organized by the International Elias Canetti Society with the kind support of the Goethe-Institute Sofia, More...
The exhibition "Reinventing role models" will be presented on September 20th at Canetti House. It is the result of a cultural and educational project, the idea of which was conceptualized by Ms. Renata Gussmann, Erasmus+ intern at the International “Elias Canetti” Society. The project was realized in August 2020. During a five-day camp, 8 children More...
EUROPEAN DAYS OF JEWISH CULTURE With the presentation of the documentary exhibition "The Global Dimension" and the collection of essays of the same name, the International Elias Canetti Society participates in the European Days of Jewish Culture, which begin on September 6th . This will take place on September 10th in the marble lobby of More...
On the day of the 115th anniversary of the birth of the Nobel Laureate in Literature, the International “Elias Canetti” Society gathered its members and friends for this symbolic gesture. From the first years of its establishment, the Society has been working in synergy with the Municipality of Ruse and the District Administration of Ruse. More...
The Austrian Library “Elias Canetti ” in Ruse is now in its 15th year. Expect details about the upcoming celebration. Here is a video announcement by Prof. Penka Angelova, President of the International "Elias Canetti" Society in advance. You can watch it here in Bulgarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmxlYlGNwc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0GTsGXHzvtsDqFhmCMV5W2E3f_r_YlALIO7KlnEK_ydOxazKGspsn7ugg&ab_channel=InternationalEliasCanettiSociety
115 years ago, on July 25th, Elias Canetti was born in Ruse (then Ruschuk). 76 years later, in 1981, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature for "works marked by a broad perspective, a wealth of ideas and artistic power." Bulgaria then missed the event. The name of the writer is little known to a More...
