Marie NDiaye & Ryoko Sekiguchi
Some things are so obvious that they bring authors together. Cooking is a case in point here: Marie NDiaye wrote the brilliant The Cheffe: A Cook’s Novel (forthcoming), while Ryoko Sekiguchi combines words and tastings in her texts and performances. Meeting.
Two worlds
Marie NDiaye was only 18 when her first novel was published, Quant au riche avenir. Her reputation was established with Rosie Carpe, Prix Femina 2001 and then Three Strong Women, Prix Goncourt 2009. In 2016 she wrote The Cheffe: A Cook’s Novel (forthcoming), in which she tells the story of a female chef who achieved glory and who sees cooking as a spiritual adventure.
book signing
Marie NDiaye en Ryoko Sekiguchi will sign their books after the programme, at 16:30 at La Bellone. The books will also be for sale at the signing.
Passa Porta, La Bellone
photo ryoko sekiguchi © h bamberger
Coming soon at
Meet the author: Victoria Kielland
With a novel written largely on her phone, Norwegian author Victoria Kielland has conquered the heart of reader upon reader. My Men is indeed a story that leaves a lasting impression: the true story of a female Bluebeard. Time for a chilling conversation about women who kill, and that with Saskia De Coster.
Onno Blom & Willem Otterspeer
Mark Schaevers praat met Onno Blom en Willem Otterspeer over het metier van de biograaf.
Bar refuge
Poetry has rarely been so intoxicating, spirits rarely so poetic. At the Poetry Bar, a mixologist will prepare an absinthe for you by the book while reciting a sonnet by an exiled or persecuted poet during that time.