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Eduardo Halfon: The complex life story of a literary innovator
The American-Guatemalan writer Eduardo Halfon is a true innovator in Latin American literature.
Close reading: 'Dont Call Us Dead' with Olivia Douglass
Join writer and poet Olivia Douglass for a close reading of Don’t Call Us Dead, the multi-award-winning collection of poems by American author Danez Smith shortlisted for the National Book Award.
Brussels International: New Voices (1)
More and more foreign authors of great quality live and work in Belgium, but they are often better known in their country of origin than here. Presentation: Alicja Gescinska.
Brussels international : New Voices (2)
More and more foreign authors of great quality live and work in Belgium, but they are often better known in their country of origin than here. Presentation: Alicja Gescinska (Pen Flanders).
Brussels International: The City Next Door – Rua Breathnach & Guests
Poets, actors and translators perform a multilingual, illustrated version of the prose poem The City Next Door by Brussels-Irish writer Rua Breathnach.
Women and Power: Geneviève Damas et Adeline Dieudonné
On ne présente plus Adeline Dieudonné (La Vraie Vie) ni Geneviève Damas (Patricia). Mais saviez-vous que les deux romancières belges sont aussi dramaturges et comédiennes ?
Migration : Sapiens
Le scénariste David Vandermeulen et le dessinateur Daniel Casanave signent l’adaptation événement du best-seller Sapiens de Yuval Noah Harari en bande dessinée : ils viennent nous en raconter les enjeux.en bande dessinée : ils viennent nous en raconter les enjeux.
Le pouvoir : Caroline de Mulder et Joseph Incardona
Chacun d’eux signe un thriller où les ambitions d’ascension économique et sociale se fracassent sur l’arrête des déterminismes et des humiliations de classes.
Close reading: 'Au bonheur des morts. Récits de ceux qui restent' avec Kristof Van Baarle
La romancière Aiko Solovkine (Rodéo) a eu l’idée de remettre le très bel essai « Au bonheur des morts » de la philosophe Vinciane Despret au cœur d’une discussion avec le chercheur et dramaturge Kristof van Baarle.
Migration and Belongings: Chika Unigwe reads a new story
The Nigerian-Belgian Igbo writer Chika Unigwe left Europe to live in the US some time ago. She wrote a new story for us there.
Samanta Schweblin : when your pet becomes a spy
For some time now, Argentinian author Samanta Schweblin has been regarded as a leading international literary voice. In her novel Little Eyes, pets become voyeuristic accomplices of social media. At the festival she will talk about it with writer Hannah Roels.
Atelier Zingeving tijdens opsluiting: Simone Atangana Bekono, Hans Claus en Gabriella Adèr
Kunst en literatuur kunnen ook mensen in detentie zingeving bezorgen. We praten erover met schrijfster Simone Atangana Bekono en 3 andere specialisten ter zake: Hans Claus, Gabriella Adèr en Joëlle Kermarrec.