ariana neumann

Someone just sent me this. Even months later it seems completely surreal. I suppose much of everything that’s happened since has felt surreal, so let me clarify that appearing on US National television for my book feels surreal solely in a happy can’t-believe-my-luck kind of way!

The Metropolitan Opera has responded to Timothée Chalamet saying that “no one cares” about ballet or opera during CNN-Variety Town Hall Event: “This one’s for you, Timothée Chalamet…”

I have posted today links to story of how my father's uncle was arrested in France and deported to Auschwitz on this day, 1944. For anyone but especially young people I've made a video that describes this story and that of my father's other uncle and aunt. youtube.com/watch?v=_iR_Gi…

Nos complace confirmar la liberación, por parte de las autoridades interinas, de todos los ciudadanos estadounidenses *de los que se tenía conocimiento* que se encontraban detenidos en Venezuela.  Si usted tiene información sobre algún otro ciudadano estadounidense que aún permanezca detenido, comuníquese con la Sección de Servicios para Ciudadanos Estadounidenses a través de la información de contacto disponible en nuestro sitio web: ve.usembassy.gov/contact/

@LuisOlavarrieta Gracias por recordar a mi papá y su amor por nuestro país 💛

Crónicas de Venezuela: #ElOtroPaís El hombre que transformó su dolor en pasión por un país.

Muy conmovida con esto. Gracias por recordar a mi papá @LuisOlavarrieta y su amor por nuestra #Venezuela

The Abduction of Maduro and his wife was brilliantly executed by the US military. It should have paved the way to handing over the country to the Opposition who won the election in 2024 but Maduro nullified. But no. Trump says he and his sidekicks will run Venezuela for the foreseeable future. How that will happen when the US is nowhere in Venezuela at the moment is a mystery. He hasn’t even talked to legitimate and popular opposition leaders. A brilliant military extraction is being turned into a future fraught with danger, with potential disaster written all over it.

Acabo de hablar con @MariaCorinaYA. Apoyo plenamente su llamado a la liberación y a la protección de los presos políticos del régimen de Nicolás Maduro. Como todos los venezolanos, puede contar con el apoyo de Francia para alzar la voz en favor de una transición pacífica, democrática y plenamente respetuosa de la voluntad soberana del pueblo venezolano.

Qué jeva tan arrecha.

💐 Anežka Charvátová získala Státní cenu za překladatelské dílo a my z toho máme velkou radost – byla to právě ona, koho jsme letos nominovali ve spolupráci s Blankou Stárkovou. Porota ocenila její mimořádný přínos českému překladu, jazykovou přesnost, cit pro styl i dlouholetou práci na Ústavu translatologie FF UK. Anežka se věnuje překladům ze španělštiny, italštiny a francouzštiny a českým čtenářům přiblížila celou řadu významných autorů. Jedním z nich byl Mario Vargas Llosa, nositel Nobelovy ceny za literaturu. Anežčin překlad jeho románu Rozhovor u Katedrály patří k těm, které si čtenáři Arga dobře pamatují – a ještě letos vyjde v jejím překladu další Llosova kniha Vám teď věnuji své ticho. Na fotce je zachycena právě s Llosou. Gratulujeme, Anežko, a děkujeme za práci, která dává světovým literaturám český hlas! ❤

I’m a fan of blue plaques. This one, nr Longsands beach, Tynemouth, tells of the rescue of Jewish children via the Kindertransport effort and the welcome extended to refugees from persecution. Important historical reminder and a lesson for today. #Kindertransport #Tyneside #WW2

@SchulerCJ Wow! I’m jealous. That must have been superb.

@ArianaNeumann Yes, what a privilege. It was a wonderful event at the Viola Theatre. Marin Sorescu from Romania was there, and Colm Toibin.

Iván Klíma 1931-2025 To destroy is easier than to create, and that is why so many people are ready to demonstrate against what they reject. But what would they say if one asked them what they wanted instead? From Love and Garbage

@SchulerCJ How fab that you got to meet him in person!

@ArianaNeumann I'm very sorry to hear that he's died. I was at a literary festival he chaired in Prague in 1994. A great writer and a good man.

Our Chief Executive, @KarenPollock100 comment on today’s terror attack.

Our hearts are shattered. Emerging from the holy fast of Yom Kippur, British Jews are now grasping the full extent of today’s terror attack at the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester. This is the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come. For so long we have witnessed an unrelenting wave of Jew hatred on our streets, on campuses, on social media and elsewhere – this is the tragic result. This not only an assault on the Jewish community, but an attack on the very foundations of humanity and the values of compassion, dignity and respect which we all share. I have spoken this evening to Rabbi Daniel Walker, the spiritual leader of the Heaton Park Synagogue. His courageous leadership, together with the resilience of his congregation, are an inspiration to us all. May the victims’ memories be for a blessing and may the injured be granted a swift recovery. I pray that this tragedy strengthens our collective resolve to confront antisemitism, in all its guises, once and for all.

What a horrifying terrible attack - all our thoughts and prayers are with the Jewish community who were there and with the Jewish community more widely - and our gratitude to those who responded so bravely.

Some personal good news in this crazy world… as I’m so proud of my 22yr old daughter. Ever since she was a little kid she wanted to be a writer. Here’s proof that with hard work and luck sometimes, even the wildest dreams come true!!

So proud… And then this happened! deadline.com/2025/10/conker…

My baby! thebookseller.com/rights/faber-s…

My daughter Eloise’s first novel is being published by the brilliant people at Knopf (US) and Faber (UK), and it is also going to be a tv series!! She began writing it when she was 16 and sold it this summer. It is coming out in 2027.