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Let’s brace ourselves for a one-off blitz visit by a true star of the literary firmament. The Chilean writer Alejandro Zambra will present his new novel Poeta chileno and talk to writer and literary critic Roderik Six about this doorstop of a novel about the surprises of fatherhood, the gravity of love and the pitfalls of growing up.

Warren Ellis, Nick Cave’s all-rounder and musical partner in the Bad Seeds and Grinderman, will talk to Kurt Overbergh about his latest project. Not a new soundtrack or album, but a book about artistic inspiration, creativity and friendship: Nina Simone’s Gum. Or how a small piece of candy became a spiritual object.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Powers talks to writer and journalist Annelies Beck and composer Kris Defoort about his new novel Bewilderment and the opera version of The Time of Our Singing.

Een swingende ode aan topvrouwen die schitterden tijdens hun leven maar onterecht vergeten raakten na hun dood. Deze keer met Gaea Schoeters, Annelies Beck, Maud Vanhauwaert en Sachli Gholamalizad, en liederen van Poldowski en Hildegard Von Bingen door Noémie Schellens (sopraan) en Lies Colman (piano).

De Nederlandse auteur Rob van Essen stelt op feestelijke wijze zijn nieuwe roman Miniapolis voor. Collega-schrijver en eveneens groot liefhebber van surrealistische absurditeiten Roos van Rijswijk leidt de avond in. Net als in de romans van Rob van Essen mogen we ons deze avond verwachten aan het onverwachte.

S’enfoncer dans la nuit en se laissant guider-ou égarer- par les voix de six écrivain·e·s de choix. C’est à cette expérience singulière que vous convient une nouvelle fois Myriam Leroy et Pascal Claude.

Sun-Mi Hwang is one of the most loved and popular authors in South Korea. Her clear style has endeared her to young and old. During this exceptional author visit, she will talk to Bart Moeyaert, a writer who, like her, effortlessly breaks down age barriers with readers.

Ever since the Danish writer Olga Ravn appeared on the shortlist of the International Booker Prize with her novel The Employees, all eyes have been on her, or many at least. Author and reviewer Persis Bekkering will talk to her about this unusual science-fiction novel and about her work as head of the feminist writing school Hekseskolen.