Velvet Blues: Czech and Slovak Romany story collection set for Frankfurt Book Fair

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Velvet Blues, a collection of 20th century stories by Czech and Slovak Romany writers, is set to be presented at October’s Frankfurt Book Fair, where this year Czechia will be guest of honour. I discussed the anthology with Karolína Ryvolová of Kher, a publishing house focused on Romany literature, which is putting it out in conjunction with Karolinum Press.

“We knew that we were aiming for an international audience – partly a Romani émigré audience and partly just an international audience.

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Author: Ian Willoughby