Disquiets

The disquiet that spreads across the world in widening circles is at the heart of the 31st Book Fair(y) in Istria. Through literature, non-fiction, essays, visual art, and film, the guests of this year’s Pula Festival of Books and Authors will explore the restlessness of our time — both the intimate disquiet within and the turmoil of the world around us.The Fair will shed new light on historical themes marked by disquiet, and its stages will also open to literary works in which today’s turbulent times confront the events of the past. In addition to literary encounters featuring authors from around the globe, discussions on disquiet will continue at round tables, while this year’s exhibition and film — inspired by creative disquiet — will reflect on more than three decades of the Book Fair(y) in Istria. For once again, the driving force behind all the festival’s events will be artistic disquiet.


Friday, 28.11.2025.

17:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets

Krleža's Disquiets in Poetry, Essays and Drama

Participants: Miroslava Vučić, Helena Sablić Tomić, Boris Senker, Slaven Jurić, Ante Žužul, Livio Badurina, Aljoša Pužar


Friday, 28.11.2025.

19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets

Boris Dežulović: TKO JE TAJ ČOVJEK?: Izvještaj o jednoj mogućnosti (Ex Libris)

Participants: Boris Dežulović, Miljenko Jergović, Emir Imamović Pirke


Saturday, 29.11.2025.

12:30 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets, Roundtable

80th Anniversary of the Victory Over Fascism

Šimun Cimerman: BITKA NA SUTJESCI: Pakao u raju (Jesenski i Turk)
Ivo Goldstein: HRVATSKA U DRUGOM SVJETSKOM RATU (Fraktura)
Boris Rašeta, Goran Gavranović: OSAM DANA U SVIBNJU: Uspon i pad NDH i rađanje nove Jugoslavije (Fraktura, 24sata) 
Participants: Šimun Cimerman, Vuk PerišićBoris Rašeta, Goran Gavranović 
Moderator: Emir Imamović Pirke


Sunday, 30.11.2025.

12:30 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon


Sunday, 30.11.2025.

19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets, Ljubljana Reads

Andrej Blatnik: TRG OSLOBOĐENJA (Buybook) / Marko Pogačar: ESEJ O NOĆI (V.B.Z.)

Participants: Andrej Blatnik, Marko Pogačar, Jagna Pogačnik


Monday, 01.12.2025.

18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets

Ljiljana Filipović: ŽIVOT KAKAV NIJE, JEST (Sandorf)

Participants: Ljiljana Filipović, Andrea Matošević


Monday, 01.12.2025.

20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets

Damir Karakaš: SUNČANIK (OceanMore)

Participants: Damir Karakaš, Emir Imamović Pirke


Tuesday, 02.12.2025.

17:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets

Aleksandar Stanković: F32 (Telegram)

Participants: Aleksandar Stanković, Emir Imamović Pirke


Wednesday, 03.12.2025.

18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Writer as Traveler, Disquiets

Dinko Telećan: TRI DALJINE (Profil knjiga) / Nives Opačić: PO HRVATSKOJ SKOKOVITO (Matica hrvatska)

Host: Aljoša Pužar


Wednesday, 03.12.2025.

20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets

Božo Kovačević: RUSKE TEME (KruZak)

Participants: Božo Kovačević, Andrea Matošević


Thursday, 04.12.2025.

20:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Storie italiane, Disquiets

Dacia Maraini: DRAGI PIER PAOLO (Disput)

Participants: Dacia Maraini, Andrea Matošević


Friday, 05.12.2025.

18:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets, Ljubljana Reads

Goran Vojnović: SKUPLJAČ STRAHOVA (Telegram)

Participants: Goran Vojnović, Aljoša Pužar


Friday, 05.12.2025.

20:00 - DHB, Crveni salon

Disquiets

Sergio Segio: MICCIA CORTA (Milieu)

Participants: Sergio Segio, Andrea Matošević


Saturday, 06.12.2025.

19:00 - House of Croatian Defenders, Red Salon

Disquiets

Ivana Šojat: SANJAO SAM SNIJEG (Naklada Ljevak)

Participants: Ivana Šojat, Nives Tomašević, Ivana Peruško