Vampires and Lepers

The charming A. M. Bakalar at Waterstones, Hampstead, in conversation with Montenegrin author, Ognjen Spahic and Hungarian author Noemi Szecsi about their recently published novels (2012). While Spahic's cult classic, 'Hansen's Children' takes place in the last European leprosarium in revolutionary Romania; Noemi also tells a Romanian tale of blood lust through an unusual relationship between a grandma and her granddaughter.

Om Podcasten

Istros Conversations has been set up by Istros Books to talk about the art of literature, with particular attention to literature in translation, and the process through which words are remade and thoughts conveyed across languages and cultures. Listen to interviews and discussions with authors, translators, and those working in the world of translation. Istros Books is an independent publisher which specializes in literature in translation from the Balkans and South-East Europe. Istros is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.