Liliana Corobca at European Literature Night 2025

Romanian author Liliana Corobca, one of the most original voices in contemporary Eastern European literature, joins the 2025 European Literature Night in New York. A novelist, essayist, and playwright, Corobca explores the intricate borders between memory and history, exile and belonging, censorship and resistance. Her works—among them Too Great a Sky, Kinderland, The Censor's Notebooks, and Censorship for Beginners—have been translated into multiple languages and acclaimed for their poetic force and moral clarity. In recent years, published in English by Seven Stories Press, Corobca’s writing has reached a wider audience, inviting readers to reflect on the legacies of authoritarianism and the power of human resilience.

Now in its 7th edition, European Literature Night is a major annual celebration of European writing in the United States, organized by EUNIC New York in collaboration with PEN America. This year’s discussions and readings explore pressing contemporary themes through the lens of some of…