Saturday morning begins calmly, literarily, and in a spirit of community.
The Trenčín Literary Festival continues with author readings perfect for a morning coffee—and for awakening curiosity. Contemporary Slovak poets and prose writers will be reading.
KKC Hviezda – café | 9:00
Garajszki Margit
Bobuľa / Šafi a Gallus
An author reading from books full of playful inventiveness that subtly expand children’s understanding of the world. Stories told through the eyes of a child who looks at the world with curiosity and wide-open eyes.
The program is intended primarily for families with children up to 12 years of age.
Coffee Sheep | 9:00
Tomáš Hudák
Amerikáni
An author reading from a historical story about friendship, courage, and the search for identity. The novel faithfully portrays the lives of Slovak immigrants in Pittsburgh during the Spanish flu and the great steel strike, when they stood up for their community and its rights.
Katov dom | 9:00
Ludvig Bagin (read by Kornela Földvári)
Historky z podzemia (Stories from the Underground)
A native of Trenčín who used to say he was born at the wrong time to the wrong parents, he left behind an extensive literary body of work filled with intelligent and empathetic humor. The texts are read by another Trenčín native—a prominent figure of the alternative cultural scene and civic activism.
The event will take place exclusively in the café located in the lower premises of the Executioner’s House.
Dubai Caffe | 9:00
Lukáš Cabala
Satori v Trenčíne / Spomenieš si na Trenčín?
(Satori in Trenčín / Will You Remember Trenčín?)
Lukáš Cabala, a Trenčín native, claims that Trenčín is as big as New York. What does he mean by that? Why is he not afraid to say it out loud—and even write books about it? Anyone who wants the answers should not hesitate to come and listen.
KAVart | 10:00
Katarína Kucbelová
K bielej (Toward the White)
The poetic composition K bielej sensitively and thoughtfully opens existential questions of being and identity. At the same time, the texts reflect anxiety over the loss of the world as a space for a full and meaningful life.
