Book Discussion: Memory Burn, by Marek Torčík

Session Submission Type: Book Discussion Roundtable

Brief Description

Marek Torčík’s novel, Memory Burn (Magnesia Litera Award; Jiří Orten Prize for writers under the age of 30) a coming-of-age story of a queer boy from a Czech industrial town, partly provides a social commentary about how life in a small town shapes people and affects misogyny, homophobia and racism, and also talks about such universal issues as how our memory influences us as individuals.

Sub Unit

• Literature: 21st Century

Chair

• Krisztina Kos, Central and Eastern European Online Library

Roundtable Speakers

• David L. Cooper, U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Libuse Heczkova, Charles U in Prague (Czech Republic)

Session Manager

• Maureen Waters O'Neill, Sorbonne Nouvelle