EU literature prize winners to guide museum tours
After drawing inspiration from the museum’s permanent exhibition, three EUPL prize-winning authors, from Luxembourg, Poland and Ireland, will each offer a guided tour on a topic or theme of their choice. They will illustrate their presentations with references to specific exhibition objects.
They will also be using excerpts from their books to further their points and could include references to specific works in connection with what they feel close to.
In short, the three authors, will offer a unique opportunity to museum visitors to discover their European stories!
Practical information
Each tour will last 45 minutes. They will all occur at the same time (12.15 - 13.00) and will be in English, French and Polish:
- Jeff Schinker: French
- Sabina Jakuboswka: Polish
- Tadhg Mac Dhonnagain: English
No booking is required. Everyone is welcome.
Who the authors are
Sabina Jakubowska
Sabina Jakubowska has been accompanying women during childbirth as a doula for years. She graduated from the archaeology department. Her debut novel for young people, "Dom na Wschodniej", received the main prize in the Debut Promoters competition. "Akuszerki" is her first novel for adult readers.
Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin
Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin writes books, screenplays, songs and works predominantly in Irish (sometimes called Gaelic). He won numerous awards with the Biography of poet and songwriter Antoine "Ó Raiftearaí, "Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal" (I Am Raifteraí, the Word-Weaver) and the song book/CD "Bliain na nAmhrán" (The Year of Song). His screenwriting credits include the TV drama "Aifric" (Telegael, 2006–2008, for TG4).
Jeff Schinker
Jeff Schinker (1985) is a writer and journalist. He obtained a master’s degree in Comparative literature in Paris. Since 2017 he’s been working as editor of the cultural pages of the Luxembourg daily newspaper Tageblatt. In 2015 Jeff Schinker published "Retrouvailles". Sabotage, Schinker’s second book was published in 2018. Schinker’s most recent novel, "Ma vie sous les tentes", was published in 2021.
