Michel Krielaars at West Cork Literary Festival
Maurice J Casey & Michel Krielaars: Moscow in the Time of Stalin
Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism's Forgotten Radicals by historian Maurice J Casey is the extraordinary story of a group of forgotten radicals who found themselves drawn to communist Moscow's hotbed of international revolutionary activity: the Hotel Lux. The book follows Irish radical May O'Callaghan and her friends, three revolutionary families brought together by their vision for a communist future and their time spent in the Comintern's Moscow living quarters, the Hotel Lux.
The Sound of Utopia: Musicians in the Time of Stalin by Dutch journalist and literary editor Michel Krielaars is a fascinating, dramatic portrait of musicians trying to operate amidst repression, ranging from famous composers to forgotten figures to popular music stars. When Stalin came to power, making music in Russia became dangerous. Composers now had to create work that served the socialist state, and all artistic production was scrutinized for potential subversion. Michel vividly depicts Soviet musicians and composers struggling to create art in a climate of risk, suspicion and fear.
Maurice and Michel will be in conversation with Maeve Higgins.
Maurice J Casey & Michel Krielaars: Moscow in the Time of Stalin - West Cork Music