Night of Literature
“Night of Literature” 2026 Brings Burgas Readers Together Under the Open Sky On October 1, Burgas will welcome the fifteenth edition of “Night of Literature” under the stars — all readings will take place outdoors, surrounded by the sea air, the city lights, and the real night sky. Seven contemporary European books will be presented at seven different locations, which will become our literary nests for a few hours. Actors, writers, and members of the city’s cultural community will read excerpts from works from Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, and Sweden in iconic urban spaces — close to the sea, close to culture, close to people. This year, we are reading outdoors because we believe literature sounds most powerful under the open sky. The readings begin at 6:00 p.m. In each “literary nest,” the same excerpt from the featured book will be read every half hour, at: 🕕 6:00 p.m. | 🕡 6:30 p.m. | 🕖 7:00 p.m. | 🕢 7:30 p.m. | 🕗 8:00 p.m. | 🕣 8:30 p.m. | 🕘 9:00 p.m. Each nest will feature one book, and visitors will be able to move from one location to another and create their own literary route. Come and welcome the Night of Literature together in Burgas — under the stars, among words, and in the company of seven captivating stories. Admission is free! PROGRAMME 1 🇦🇹 AUSTRIA Book: The Café Without a Name (2024) Author: Robert Seethaler Translation: Lyubomir Iliev Publisher: List Cover: Sofia Popyordanova Reader: Prof. Dr. Maria Neykova 📍 Nest: Kaive Café, “Aleko Konstantinov” St. 2 🇧🇬 BULGARIA Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission in Bulgaria Book: Adagio for Maria (2025) Author: Georgi Bardarov Publisher: MusaGena Cover: Nia Mancheva Readers: Alberta Alkalay and Georgi Bardarov 📍 Nest: Peyo K. Yavorov Regional Library, Burgas | 41 “St. St. Cyril and Methodius” St. | Terrace opposite the hall, 3rd floor 3 🇩🇰 DENMARK Book: The Employees (2026) Author: Olga Ravn Translation: Rositsa Tsvetanova Publisher: ICU Cover: Stoyan Atanasov / Kontur Creative Readers: Dr. Margarita Doncheva and Todora Daskalova 📍 Nest: Georgi Baev Gallery-Museum | 6 “Demokratsiya” Blvd. 4 🇮🇪 IRELAND Book: Intermezzo (2025) Author: Sally Rooney Translation: Boryana Djanabetska Publisher: Ednorog Design: Faber & Faber Reader: Diana Savateva 📍 Nest: Writers’ House | 1 “Vola” St. 🕕 Starting at 7:30 p.m. 5 🇫🇮 FINLAND Book: Rose Has Disappeared (2021) Author: Katja Kettu Translation: Rositsa Tsvetanova Publisher: ICU Cover: Zhivko Petrov Readers: Boyan Boev and Maria Arnaudova 📍 Nest: C.A.S.A Triangulo Creativo | 4 “Antim I” St. 6 🇨🇭 SWITZERLAND Book: Jakob von Gunten (2025) Author: Robert Walser Translation: Boyan Valchev Publisher: Nike Cover: Lyuba Haleva Readers: Simona Bogdanova and Emil Ovanesov 📍 Nest: Ethnographic Museum | 69 “Slavyanska” St. 7 🇸🇪 SWEDEN Book: Everything I Don’t Remember (2021) Author: Jonas Hassen Khemiri Translation: Maria Zmiicharova Publisher: Matkom Cover: Ina Dimitrova Reader: Dr. Loris Manuelian 📍 Nest: Petko Zadgorski Art Gallery, Burgas | 24 “Mitropolit Simeon” St.
