21/06 //\ 19:00 //\ Photo Cluster
//\ Reading with Ismet Prcić hosted by Mirza Purić
Ismet Prcić (Izzy) was born in 1977 in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina and immigrated to the U.S. in 1996. His debut novel SHARDS was published in 2011 by Grove Press to critical acclaim, winning prizes from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the LA Times and many others. It was a NY Times Notable Book of the Year and has been translated into 10 languages. His new novel UNSPEAKABLE HOME just came out in August of 2024. Prcic also co-wrote the screenplay for IMPERIAL DREAMS, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and won the audience award in its category. Prcić lives in an Airstream behind a yoga studio in the San Fernando Valley, CA.
Mirza Purić is a literary translator. His recent work includes Marko Pogačar’s Neon South (Sandorf Passage, 2022) and Faruk Šehić’s Under Pressure (Istros Books, 2019). His has published in Agni, Asymptote, Literary Hub, EuropeNow, The Well Review, The Baffler and elsewhere.
The reading will be held in English.
Supported by Stadt Wien, BMKOES, Bezirk Josefstadt, Bezirk Margareten, Bezirk Meidling, Photo Cluster and Hotel Korotan.