CRO LEXICOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE PRESENTS 'ATLAS OF EUROPE' IN FRANKFURT

FRANKFURT $ FRANKFURT, Oct 16 (Hina) - On Thursday, "Atlas of Europe" of the Croatian lexicographic institute "Miroslav Krleza" was presented at Croatia's exhibition stand at the Frankfurt book fair. After the presentation, a round-table discussion was held on translation of Croatian literary works into foreign languages. Drazen Katunaric, the editor of the "The Bridge" magazine of the Croatian writers' society, pointed to the purpose of this paper which offers information about Croatian literature in German and English in order to make foreign readers more interested in Croatian literature. An eminent Slavist, Manfred Jehenichen, of Humboldt University in Berlin, announced a project of translating an anthology of about 70 Croatian poets' works, selected by Slavko Mihalic, and added that some contemporary German writers would participate in the project as well. (hina) jn mš 161622 MET oct 97