On 23 May the Essays Beyond Borders project was launched in Groningen with ‘The evening of the essay’. The event was hosted by the University of Groningen and organized together with book shop Godert Walter. After introducing the project and telling something about the plans for the coming years, Thijs Lijster (philosopher, essayist and member of the EBB consortium) had a conversation with Roos Custers (an editor and publisher) and Christiaan Weijts (novelist and essayist) about the history of the essay, its relation to other genres and styles of writing, and its contemporary relevance. There were also questions from the audience relating to practical issues, of how one goes about writing an essay.
De Avond van het Essay – met Christiaan Weijts | Actueel | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
