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PROGRAMME - FESTIVAL 2008

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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM
#101
GALA BOOK LAUNCHING - VÉHICULE PRESS
As part of Véhicule’s 35th anniversary celebrations, fiction editor Andrew Steinmetz hosts the launching of three titles in his Esplanade Books fiction series: Chef, a novel by Jaspreet Singh; Blood Pudding, short stories by Art Corriveau; and Orfeo, a novel by Hans-Jürgen Greif translated by Fred A. Reed. With Corriveau Art, Fred A. Reed, Jaspreet Singh, Hans-Jürgen Greif. Hosted by Andrew Steinmetz. Duration: 1:30

Véhicule Press
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - LES COURANTS ENGLISH
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM
#102
EN D'AUTRES MOTS / IN OTHER WORDS
Lecture bilingue de traducteurs renommés présentée par l'Association des traducteurs et traductrices du Canada : Marie Frankland (La chaise berçante, de A. M. Klein). Sophie Voillot (La fin de l’alphabet, de C. S. Richardson), Lori Saint-Martin et Paul Gagné (Dernières notes, de T. Dobozy), Rhonda Mullins (The Decline of the Hollywood Empire, de H. Fischer), Nigel Spencer (Augustino and the Choir of Destruction, de M-C Blais) et Lazer Lederhendler (Nikolski by N. Dickner). With Marie Frankland, Paul Gagné, Lazer Lederhendler, Rhonda Mullins, Lori Saint-Martin, Nigel Spencer, Sophie Voillot. Hosted by Hugh Hazelton. Duration: 1:15
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LECTURE
SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM
#103
OUT OF THE BOX: ADVENTURES IN ELECTRONIC LITERATURE
Since the computer was invented, writers have been using it to forge new literary forms. From the early days of hypertext fiction to the latest in narrative gaming, these authors write beyond the book and way outside the box. With J. R. Carpenter, Jason E. Lewis, Jeff Parker, Alice Van Der Klei. Hosted by Nora Young. Duration: 1:15

CBC Blue, The Rover
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - RÉGENCE A ENGLISH
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PANEL DISCUSSION
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM
#104
METROPOLIS AZUL
La inmigración de los seres y de las palabras. El novelista Jorge Volpi, el poeta Ricardo Castillo, la traductora y crítica literaria Dulce María Zúñiga, y el escritor y diplomático Sealtiel Alatriste en una charla franca sobre los mexicanos y la literatura mexicana más allá de las fronteras del país: los desafíos, los estereotipos, las dificultades y los placeres que unos y otros encuentran en el exterior. With Ricardo Castillo, Jorge Volpi, Dulce MarÍa Zúñiga, Sealtiel Alatriste. Hosted by Juana Libedinsky. Duration: 1:00

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TABLE RONDE
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM
#105
ÉCRIVAINS EN PÉRIL
Le monde arabe et la liberté d'expression. With Sami Aoun, Anouar Benmalek, Ali Dilem, Alaa El Aswany. Hosted by Agnès Gruda. Duration: 1:15

Écrivains en péril : Reporters sans frontières, Média@McGill
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - AUDITORUM FRANÇAIS
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TABLE RONDE
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:00 PM
#106
UN VISAGE APPUYÉ CONTRE LE MONDE
Mise en lecture d'Yvon Perrier avec la comédienne Katia Gagné, d'après l'oeuvre poétique d'Hélène Dorion. With Katia Gagné.
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VERRIÈRE AB FRANÇAIS
10$
SPECTACLE LITTÉRAIRE
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM
#107
CARA A CARA : JORGE VOLPI
Literatura, ciencia y religión: una discusión sobre los temas del momento desde la perspectiva de uno de los grandes escritores y ensayistas latinoamericanos. With Jorge Volpi. Hosted by Juana Libedinsky. Duration: 1:00

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ENTREVUE SUR SCÈNE
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM
#108
FACE TO FACE: RUTH R. WISSE
In her gripping new book, Jews and Power, Ruth R. Wisse writes about human decency, a passion for justice, and what it means to be a mensch - as well as offering a radical new way to think about the Jewish relationship to power. With Ruth R. Wisse. Hosted by Michael Enright. Duration: 1:15

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ON-STAGE INTERVIEW
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM
#109
WRITERS IN PERIL
A wide-ranging discussion with festival participants who have international experience of the dangers that writers and journalists face in bearing witness to the events of their day. With Karen Connelly, Anke Feuchtenberger, Adriaan Van Dis, Saadi Yousef. Hosted by David Halton. Duration: 1:15

Writers in Peril: Reporters Without Borders, Media@McGill
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - AUDITORIUM ENGLISH
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PANEL DISCUSSION
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM
#110
FROM STORY TO SCREEN: FILM AND THE WRITER
How important is writing in a film? How does a story translate on to the screen? And how does writing for the screen differ from writing for the page? Hear what a documentary filmmaker, a fiction writer and two screenwriters have to say. With Donna Caruso, Etgar Keret, Ying Tang, Gerald Wexler. Hosted by David Homel. Duration: 1:15
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - CARTIER A ENGLISH
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM
#111
ELEPHANTS
A reading by Montreal actors of Jaspreet Singh’s play Elephants in which a renowned Kashmiri-American scientist travels home to bury his mother: a journey of introspection that confronts some harsh political realities. With Jaspreet Singh. Hosted by Guy Sprung. Duration: 2:00

Infinitheatre
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - ST-LAURENT ENGLISH
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READING
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM
#112
TO BOLDLY GO: ROBERT J. SAWYER
Now that he has won the Galaxy Award, China's top SF award, for most popular foreign author, Robert J. Sawyer is the only writer ever to win the top SF awards in China, France, Spain, Japan, and the United States. Reading with commentary. With Robert J. Sawyer. Hosted by Claude Lalumière. Duration: 1:15
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VERSAILLES ENGLISH
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READINGS
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 9:30 PM
#113
SOIRÉE DE POÉSIE II
Regards croisés de poètes de différents horizons. With Danielle Fournier, André Roy, Nathalie Stephens, Hélène Dorion. Hosted by Bertrand Laverdure. Duration: 1:00
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VICTORIA FRANÇAIS
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LECTURES
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 9:00 AM
#114
EXPÉRIMENTER SA PLUME : À LA DÉCOUVERTE DU RÉCIT DE VOYAGE
ÉVÉNEMENT COMPLET With Anik April. Duration: 3:00

Fédération québécoise du loisir littéraire
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - 532 FRANÇAIS
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:00 AM
#115
HISTOIRE, ARTÉFACTS ET LITTÉRATURE III
ATTENTION : ÉVÉNEMENT ANNULÉ.
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - FRANÇAIS
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ATELIER
SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:00 AM
#116
WORKSHOP: EXCITING THE TOAD
Powerful poetry excites idea and experience into language. Explore the imaginative power of language in this workshop that invites participants to renew and refine their poetic practice. Exercises and writing activities will engage participants in the art and craft of poetry, and discussion of participants’ original poems will sharpen the critical and editorial eye. We will visit, in the words of Marianne Moore, "imaginary gardens with real toads in them." Pre-registration - 85$ - For further information, see http://bluemetropolis.org/Festival/Workshop or (514) 932-1112, ext 34 With Susan Gillis.
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - 528 ENGLISH
85$
WORKSHOP
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:00 AM
#117
WORKSHOP: PITCHING THE PITCH: THE ART OF PITCHING A FEATURE FILM
Many film projects start with an oral pitch. The pitch is both a "selling" presentation to a producer, and a valuable exercise for the writer, forcing him to carve a film story down to prime essentials and seeing how it sustains itself in that concise, bare form. N.B.: No text needs to be submitted for this workshop. For further information, see www.bluemetropolis.org. Pre-registration - 85$ - For further information, see http://bluemetropolis.org/Festival/Workshop or (514) 932-1112, ext 34 With Gerald Wexler.
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - 530 ENGLISH
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WORKSHOP
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:30 AM
#118
FACE TO FACE: BINYAVANGA WAINAINA
Binyavanga Wainaina, aka The Binj, is the Kenyan writer, editor and creative entrepreneur behind "How to Write about Africa," Kwani magazine and the Kwani Literary Festival. With Binyavanga Wainaina. Hosted by Michael Enright. Duration: 1:15

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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:00 PM
#119
STRANGE PEREGRINATIONS: ITALIAN-CANADIAN LITERARY LANDSCAPES
An anthology edited by Delia De Santis, Venera Fazio and Anna Foschi Ciampolini. This book is the literary culmination of the 30+ writers that attended the 2006 conference of the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers - an eclectic collection featuring essays, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and songs relating to the universal themes of migration and cultural transformation. With Delia De Santis, Venera Fazio, Connie Guzzo-McParland, Darlene Madott, Carmelo Militano, Gina Valle. Hosted by Gianna Patriarca. Duration: 1:30
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:30 PM
#120
FACE A FACE : ALAA EL ASWANY
Dentiste, journaliste et écrivain égyptien, Alaa El Aswany a connu le succès grâce à son roman l'Immeuble Yacoubian, qui a été porté au petit et au grand écran. Pour sa première visite à Montréal, il nous fera découvrir son univers romanesque et son dernier roman, Chicago, qui dépeint la vie des étudiants arabes aux États-Unis après le 11 septembre. With Alaa El Aswany. Hosted by Stéphan Bureau. Duration: 1:15
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - CARTIER AB FRANÇAIS
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ENTREVUE SUR SCÈNE
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:30 PM
#121
FACE TO FACE: ETGAR KERET
Etgar Keret is well-known internationally as a writer of offbeat, fragmentary short stories. His latest collection, The Nimrod Flipout, has been highly praised in the U.S. and British media, and his debut directorial feature effort, scripted and co-directed by his partner Shira Geffen, is a similarly mosaic composition. With Etgar Keret. Hosted by Paul Kennedy. Duration: 1:15

CBC Blue, Consulat général d'Israël à Montréal
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:30 PM
#122
ERRANCE, DÉRACINEMENT ET IDENTITÉ
Au début des années 1980, la littérature québécoise a subi une transformation majeure : l'émergence de la littérature migrante. Maintenant remise en question par les critiques et les auteurs, qu'est devenue l'écriture migrante au Québec ? Quatre auteurs "migrants" s'interrogent sur cette question et sur les thèmes récurrents à leurs oeuvres fictives et poétiques (errance, exil, lieu et identité). With Salah Benlabed, Daniel Castillo Durante, Joël Des Rosiers, Maya Ombasic. Hosted by Marie-Andrée Lamontagne. Duration: 1:15
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VICTORIA FRANÇAIS
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 1:00 PM
#123
THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF MEN
Readings from recent books with commentary by some of the male stars of the Festival. With Ameen Merchant, Josip Novakovich, Glenn Patterson, Jack Todd. Hosted by Janet Torge. Duration: 1:00
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - BONSECOURS ENGLISH
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 1:30 PM
#124
HISTOIRE, ARTEFACTS ET LITTÉRATURE IV
ATTENTION : ÉVÉNEMENT ANNULÉ.
MUSÉE STEWART - FRANÇAIS
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 1:30 PM
#125
LA CHINE
lectures commentées en chinois. With Ying Tang, Wei-Wei, Shi Yu. Hosted by Yan Liang. Duration: 1:00
DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - LE ROYER CHINESE
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LECTURES

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