Programme
 

 

Friday 20 April 2012

   

The Coach House, Dublin Castle. All events open to the public - admission free.
 

2.00pm

Opening of the festival, Ouverture du festival
H.E. Mrs Emmanuelle d'Achon, Ambassador of
France to Ireland

2.15 to 3.30pm Panel discussion Autour du plaisir / What is Pleasure? / Céard is pléisiúr ann
Moderator: Johnnie Gratton
With: Kevin Barry, Marie-Claire Blais, René de Ceccatty, Thomas McCarthy
3.45 to 4.45pm Readings
Introduced by: Sinéad Mac Aodha
With: Salim Bachi, Mathieu Lindon, Darach Ó Scolaí
5.00 to 6.00pm Café Littéraire
Moderator: Jean-Michel Picard
With: Kevin Barry, Michael Kleeberg, Belinda McKeon
   

Saturday 21 April 2012

 

The Coach House, Dublin Castle. All events open to the public - admission free.
 

10.30 to 11.45am

Panel discussion Écrire, lire et plaisir  / Writing, Reading and Pleasure / Scríobh, léamh agus pléisiúr
Moderator: Dominique Le Meur
With: Pat Boran, Colette Fellous, Claire Keegan, Sabine Wespieser

12.15 to 1.15pm An hour with
Moderators: Peter Sirr
With: Seamus Heaney
3.00 to 4.15pm

Panel discussion Plaisirs interdits / Forbidden Pleasures / Pléisiúr faoi thoirmeas
Moderator: Jean-Philippe Imbert
With: Salim Bachi, Cécile Guilbert, Mathieu Lindon, Belinda McKeon

4.30 to 5.15pm Readings
Introduced by Éamon Ó Ciosáin  Joe Woods
With: Jennifer Johnston, Claire Keegan, Chantal Thomas
5.30 to 6.30pm Café Littéraire
Moderator: Hadrien Laroche
With: Marie-Claire Blais, René de Ceccatty, Thomas McCarthy
6.45 to 7.30pm Readings
Introduced by Ciaran Carty
With: Siobhán Mannion, 2010 Hennessy New Irish Writer
   

Sunday 22 April 2012

 

Alliance Française, 1 Kildare St, Dublin 2. All events open to the public - admission free.
 

11am to 1pm

Literary Brunch  Plaisirs des sens / Pleasure of the Senses / Pléisiúr na gcéadfaí
Moderator: Michael Cronin
With: Cécile Guilbert, Jennifer Johnston, Michael Kleeberg, Darach Ó Scolaí, Chantal Thomas

   
   

 

Simultaneous interpreting in English and French
Please note that books by the writers will be on sale at International Books, 18 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2, and will also be available for sale at Dublin Castle during the festival.
This programme is subject to change

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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