Sofiia Andrukhovych & Olga Tokarczuk with Marcin Gaczkowski
The New Role of Literature
Lviv BookForum 2025,
Can literature shape the future, or is it destined to only reflect what has already happened? Join acclaimed Polish Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk and celebrated Ukrainian novelist Sofiia Andrukhovych to reflect on the role of literature in times of crisis, catastrophe, and profound transformation. The pair will discuss how writers respond to ruptures in history, how stories are born out of uncertainty, and how literature can reframe the perception of what comes after tragedy. The dialogue will move between philosophical reflection and the intimate experience of writing, exploring literature as a force that both absorbs the energy of the present while generating new ways of imagining the future.
