Timetable

 

Friday 19 April
@National Library of Ireland

 
2.00pm Welcome
H.E. Mrs Emmanuelle d’Achon,
Ambassador of France to Ireland
Opening
of the festival
Eamon Gilmore, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
   
2.15pm to
3.30pm
Panel discussion: Searching for Love / En quête de l’amour / Ar Thóir an Ghrá
Moderator: Jean-Philippe Imbert
WITH : Marie Darrieussecq, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Gilles Leroy, Cecilia Ştefănescu
   
3.45pm to
4.30pm
Readings
Introduced by: Jane O’Hanlon
WITH: Anne Haverty, Gilles Ortlieb, David Park
   
4.45pm to
5.45pm

Café Littéraire
Moderator: Sinéad Mac Aodha
WITH: Hélène Frappat, Dermot Healy,
Grégoire Polet

   
6.00pm to
6.45pm
Reading - The Hennessy Literary Awards
Introduced by Claire Kilroy
WITH: Barbara Tarrant
 
 

Saturday 20 April
@National Library of Ireland

 
10.30am to
11.45am
Panel discussion: Love and Hurt / L’amour, la blessure / Grá agus Gortú
Moderator: Jean-Michel Picard
WITH: Bernard du Boucheron, Philippe Djian,
Mia Gallagher, Anne Haverty
   
12noon to
1.00pm
An hour with:
Moderators: Michael Cronin
WITH: Marie Darrieussecq
   
2.45pm to
4.00pm
Panel discussion: Heartache / Blessure de
soi / Gortú Anama

Moderator: Dominique Le Meur
WITH: Dermot Bolger, Kéthévane Davrichewy,
Patrick Deville, Jáchym Topol
   
4.15pm to
5.00pm
Readings:
Introduced by Éamon Ó Ciosáin
WITH: Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, Hélène Frappat, Judith Hermann
   
5.15pm to
6.15pm
Café Littéraire
Presentation of the Bilingual Literary Revue meet* no16 Quito – Dublin
Moderator: Hadrien Laroche
WITH: Dermot Bolger, Patrick Deville
   
 

Sunday 21 April
@Alliance Française

 
11.00am to
1.00pm
Literary Brunch: Starting Anew / Repartir à zéro / Tosú as an Nua
Moderator: Michael Cronin
WITH: Bernard du Boucheron,  Christine Dwyer Hickey, Gilles Leroy, Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh
   
 

All events open to the public - admission free

Simultaneous interpreting in English and French.
This programme is subject to change

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 the National Library of Ireland during the festival.