The book has been put together with the intention to
reflect the dynamic multilateral activity of the Baltic Centre for Writers
and Translators (BCWT) in Visby on the island of Gotland, as well as
to define the sources of its vitality and show how essential it has often
proven to be for writers and translators.
You will find here an outline by Peter Curman, who was chairman of
the Swedish Writers´ Union when the Centre was founded; he is a
visionary, an initiator and a fiery spirit who has continually supported
the Centre and been its ambassador, and here he remembers how it all
started. Johan Öberg, journalist, editor, scholar and Sweden´s former
cultural attaché in Moscow, analyses and evaluates the first decennium
of the Centre´s activity. Writers Hanne Ørstavik (Norway), Eva Runefelt
(Sweden) and Kjell Westö (Finland) reflect on the very essence of the
Centre ? being a home for literary creation, a writers´ and translatiors´
workshop, a retreat and a place for significant encounters and learning.
Visby, July 2005
Lena Pasternak
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