Coming Of Age
Part of European Writers' Festival
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This event took place on 17 May 2026
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Coming Of Age
Part of European Writers' Festival
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This event took place on 17 May 2026
Intimate family stories from three prominent storytellers, reflecting the historic reality of 1960s Finland, when teenage Pirkko can’t decide which she hates most, God, her communist Dad or her growing breasts; a multigenerational family epic from 1950s Yugoslavia to today; and, in a modern day Vilnius apartment bloc, Ona defies the Soviet past and alien present with folklore and ancient ritual.