Literary Stand‑Up “The Station of Words” with Ivan Tolstoy. Evening Two: Who Stole What from Whom?

“The Prague Book Tower” continues to develop new event formats and introduce audiences to unusual cultural spaces across the city.

We are launching a series of four evenings with philologist and literary historian Ivan Tolstoy — hosted in the atmospheric Foyer Café at Prague’s Main Railway Station.

Literary Stand‑Up “The Station of Words” with Ivan Tolstoy.
Evening Two: *Who Stole What from Whom?

Four evenings — four captivating stories

12 May — Who Stole What from Whom?
Literary and real‑life exploits. Nabokov and his forgotten circle.

No writer ever reveals the plot of a future book.
Vladimir Nabokov was no exception.
Only once, during a late‑night walk through Berlin, he shared an idea with a younger colleague — and they both froze on the spot: it turned out they were writing the same book, only starting from opposite ends.
What came of it? Who was that second writer?
How did it all end?
And is it possible to merge two literary visions into one?
We’ll keep the intrigue alive until the Literary Stand‑Up.

Ivan Tolstoy — Who Stole What from Whom?

Start time: 18:30
Open seating