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\nThe fourteenth edition of\u00a0Sopot by the Book<\/i>\u00a0was dedicated to the literature and culture of Romania. The invited guests were Cristian Teodorescu, Bogdan-Alexandru St\u0103nescu, Raluca Nagy, C\u0103t\u0103lin Mihuleac, El\u017cbieta \u0141apczy\u0144ska and Aleksandra Zbroja
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\nThe thirteenth edition of Sopot by the Book focused on literature from Baltic Sea countries. Readers had the chance to meet authors such as Akvilina Cic\u0117nait\u0117, Adda Dj\u00f8rup, Inga Gaile, Svens Kuzmins, Rosa Liksom, Laura Lindstedt, Dorthe Nors, Alvydas \u0160lepikas, Pajtim Statovci, Leelo Tungal, and many more.
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\nThe twelfth edition of Sopot by the Book was dedicated to German literature and culture, featuring guests such as Zsuzsa B\u00e1nk, Erica Fischer, Ulrich Hub, Harald J\u00e4hner, Arne Jysch, Antje R\u00e1vik Strubel, and Jovana Reisinger. Swedish writer Nina W\u00e4h\u00e4 had the honour of introducing the thirteenth edition of the festival.
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\nDuring the eleventh edition of Sopot by the Book, readers had the opportunity to meet Irish authors such as Liz Nugent, Louise Nealon, Sebastian Barry, Colum McCann, Lucy Caldwell, Eimear McBride, and Emilie Pine.
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\nItaly was the guest of honour at the tenth edition of Sopot by the Book. Festival attendees had the opportunity to meet and talk with authors such as Donato Carrisi, Helena Janeczek, Antonio Scurati, Domenico Starnone, Antonio Talia, Valeria Parrella, and Nicola Lagioia. This edition also featured a special post-festival online meeting with Joyce Carol Oates.
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\nCanada was the guest of honour at the ninth edition of Sopot by the Book. Due to the pandemic, we connected with Canadian authors online, with guests including Esi Edugyan, Patrick deWitt, David Szalay, Madeleine Thien, and Michael Crummey. This edition also featured a special post-festival online meeting with Margaret Atwood.
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\nThe eighth edition of Sopot by the Book focused on British literature, using it as a starting point for discussions on freedom, individual liberties, and women’s rights. Guests included Sarah Hall, Daisy Johnson, Sarah Perry, Reni Eddo-Lodge, and Charlotte Gordon.
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\nThe seventh edition of Sopot by the Book highlighted French literature and culture, serving as a platform for discussions on contemporary issues with writers from different generations, as well as journalists and thinkers. Notable guests included Alain Mabanckou, Pierre Lemaitre, \u00c9douard Louis, Romain Pu\u00e9rtolas, David Camus, and Ingrid Betancourt, who all gathered in Sopot. The eighth edition was introduced with a special event featuring Zadie Smith.
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\nThe sixth edition of Sopot by the Book showcased the rich diversity of Spanish-language literature from over 20 countries. Guests included Javier Cercas and Almudena Grandes from Spain, Claudia Pi\u00f1eiro from Argentina, and Aura Xilonen from Mexico.
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\nThe fifth edition of Sopot by the Book focused on Israel and Polish-Jewish relations, topics that continue to spark deep emotions. Among the guests were Shira Geffen, Etgar Keret, Dror A. Mishani, Rutu Modan, Jael Neeman, Dorit Rabinyan, and Rana Tala.
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\nThe fourth edition of Sopot by the Book highlighted the literature of our southern neighbours, the Czechs, which enjoys great popularity in Poland. Guests included Petr Bla\u017eek, Radka Denemarkov\u00e1, Petra H\u016flov\u00e1, Petr Jany\u0161ka, Ji\u0159\u00ed Menzel, Jan Nov\u00e1k, Jaroslav Rudi\u0161, Petr Zelenka, and Michael \u017dantovsk\u00fd.
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\nThe third edition of Sopot by the Book, dedicated to Russian literature, sparked intense discussions and a highly charged atmosphere, drawing significant media attention. Guests included Elena Chizhova, Marina Davidova, Elena Gremina, Alexandra Marinina, Valery Panyushkin, Nina Popova, Yaroslava Pulinovich, Vladimir Sorokin, and Ivan Vyrypaev.
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\nThe second edition of Sopot by the Book focused on Scandinavian literature, with a special emphasis on the genres for which it is best known\u2014crime fiction and children’s books. Guests included \u00de\u00f3rarinn Eldj\u00e1rn, Inger Frimansson, Lotta Geffenblad, \u00c5sa Lind, Christer Mj\u00e5set, Moni Nilsson, Eir\u00edkur \u00d6rn Nor\u00f0dahl, and Yrsa Sigurdard\u00f3ttir.
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\nThe first edition of Sopot by the Book was dedicated to Polish reportage. Guests included Filip Springer, Wojciech Tochman, Jacek Hugo-Bader, Mariusz Szczygie\u0142, Magdalena Grzeba\u0142kowska, and Andrzej Stasiuk.
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