"Spaces of Freedom: Unlearning History - Showcasing Female Literary Creativity from the Western Balkans" is a two day event conceived and realized by the Belgrade based KROKODIL Festival. It aims to provide a relevant presentation of the contemporary literary scene of the six countries/three language...
A special guest at the XVI KROKODIL Festival was the prominent poet Nikola Madžirov, and the conversation with him was led by Mima Simić. His poems, as well as critical texts about his poetry, have been published in American Poetry Review, Modern Poetry in Translation, and...
On the second day of the XVI KROKODIL Festival, a conversation was held with Ukrainian writer and translator Andriy Lyubka, moderated by Vladimir Arsenijević. The discussion focused on Ukraine today, exploring what life is like for Ukrainians in places very close to the front lines. Vladimir...
On the third day of the XVI KROKODIL Festival, within the debate zone, a conversation was held with historian Dubravka Stojanović. The focus of the discussion was her latest book “The Past is Coming”, published by Biblioteka XX vek, which deals with historical revisionism in...
For the third consecutive year, KROKODIL has focused on the widespread Russian invasion of Ukraine and the lives of people there. This year, at the XVI KROKODIL Festival, we dedicated the entire program to Ukraine through conversations, debates, presentations of writers in exile, and exhibitions...
At the XVI KROKODIL Festival, a special gathering was held for participants and speakers from previous debates organized in eight cities across Serbia. This ninth and special gathering aimed to summarize impressions and review the conclusions of debates on the hidden influences driving the rise...
On the third day of the XVI KROKODIL Festival, June 23rd, in the park in front of the Museum of Yugoslavia, a one-on-one conversation was held with Arnon Grunberg, the most widely read Dutch author of today. The conversation was conducted by Ivan Bevc from...