European Writers' Festival: Coming of Age panel with Pirkko Saisio
Pirkko Saisio at European Writers' Festival in London
The European Writers’ Festival returns to the British Library for its third edition
Intimate family stories from three prominent storytellers, reflecting the historic reality of 1960s Finland, when teenage Pirkko can’t decide which she hates most, God, her communist Dad or her growing breasts; a multigenerational family epic from 1950s Yugoslavia to today; and, in a modern-day Vilnius apartment bloc, Ona defies the Soviet past and alien present with folklore and ancient ritual.
Panelists: Pirkko Saisio (Finland), Goron Vojnović (Slovenia), Kotryna Zylė (Lithuania)
Chair: Dan Richards
The panel is supported by the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland.