Monthly Archives: April 2014

Tadeusz Różewicz RIP: the end of the 20th century?

Posted on 28 April 2014 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — 1 Comment

The Polish poet and playwright Tadeusz Różewicz died this week, aged 92, having survived the underground in the Second World War, the rise and fall of communist rule in Poland, and the transition into the 21st century. He was one of…

compartment no. 6

Posted on 22 April 2014 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — 4 Comments

If you read one Finnish book in translation this year, this should be it. I’ve started reading it in Finnish and it is great. Appropriately, Rosa Liksom’s Compartment No. 6 comes out in English on International Workers’ Day. In it,…

holy languages for holy week

Posted on 14 April 2014 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — 1 Comment

The holy books of Christians and Jews are a complex mixture of languages and manuscripts that gloriously overlap and contradict. There are more and more chances to see this huge diversity coming together. Two exhibitions, similar content, different title: verbum…

on your bike

Posted on 8 April 2014 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — Leave a comment

It’s spring: time to get out on your bike, if you’re a fair weather cyclist, or, take the winter tyres off and carry on riding, if you’re a Finnish cyclist like me. But what has that got to do with…

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april fish!

Posted on 1 April 2014 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — Leave a comment

Happy April Fool’s Day! If you’re English, you’ve only got till noon to play your tricks or you’re the fool. If you’re over the channel, your day may involve April Fish, usually made of paper and attached to someone’s back…