WEDNESDAY 18.00, CANETTI HOUSE The evening will begin with "Thomas Mann's Coat". If Goethe shows the relationship between the scientist eager for a great political career and the devil, and Mann the price of genius of a great composer, then from this book we can understand that the price of a tailored coat can also More...

18.00, Sava Ognqanov Theatre foyer 19.00, Austrian Library On the third day of the International Literary Festival of Ruse we celebrate the national holiday of Germany with the exhibition Reading through Socialism: the GDR and the NRB. It will be opened at 18.00 in the foyer of the Sava Ognqanov State Theatre and, like every More...

Irina Papancheva, a Bulgarian writer living in Brussels, writes equally well in her native language and in English. On Wednesday, October 3, she will present her novel "Brussels Naked" at the Austrian Library. Expect a portrait of the European capital - one you won't see in the news. SURVEY QUESTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS What do you More...

2nd OCTOBER 18.00 Canetti House At the centre of the evening is a German-Bulgarian project premiering in Ruse. Its driving force is Ottjoerg A. C. - a philosopher, journalist and artist with a wide range who uses the possibilities of spaces, objects and media to tell his stories. This will also happen tonight at the More...

OPENING: 1st October, 18.00, Canetti House Blvd. "Slavyanski" 12 DAY ONE How famous can a Bulgarian writer be? This topic of conversation marks the beginning of the 16th edition of the festival. The occasion is the literary monograph "The Hanging Fields of Bulgarian Literature" by Boris Minkov, who will challenge the audience to participate in More...