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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM #101 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - LES COURANTS | ENGLISH |
GRATUIT / FREE
LAUNCH |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM #102 |
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| 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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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - ST-CHARLES | FRANÇAIS + ENGLISH |
GRATUIT / FREE
LECTURE |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM #103 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - RÉGENCE A | ENGLISH |
10$
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM #104 |
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| 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 Feria internacional del libro |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - LE ROYER | SPANISH |
5$
TABLE RONDE |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 7:00 PM #105 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - AUDITORUM | FRANÇAIS |
5$
TABLE RONDE |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:00 PM #106 |
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| 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. |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VERRIÈRE AB | FRANÇAIS |
10$
SPECTACLE LITTÉRAIRE |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM #107 |
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| 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 Feria internacinal del libro |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - ST-CHARLES | SPANISH |
5$
ENTREVUE SUR SCÈNE |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM #108 |
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| 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 CBC Blue |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - RÉGENCE A | ENGLISH |
10$
ON-STAGE INTERVIEW |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM #109 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - AUDITORIUM | ENGLISH |
10$
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM #110 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - CARTIER A | ENGLISH |
10$
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM #111 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - ST-LAURENT | ENGLISH |
5$
READING |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 8:30 PM #112 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VERSAILLES | ENGLISH |
10$
READINGS |
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SATURDAY, MAY 03 2008 @ 9:30 PM #113 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VICTORIA | FRANÇAIS |
5$
LECTURES |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 9:00 AM #114 |
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| EXPÉRIMENTER SA PLUME : À LA DÉCOUVERTE DU RÉCIT DE VOYAGE | |
| ÉVÉNEMENT COMPLET
With Anik April. Duration: 3:00 Fédération québécoise du loisir littéraire |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - 532 | FRANÇAIS |
GRATUIT / FREE
ATELIER |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:00 AM #115 |
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| HISTOIRE, ARTÉFACTS ET LITTÉRATURE III | |
| ATTENTION : ÉVÉNEMENT ANNULÉ. |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - | FRANÇAIS |
GRATUIT / FREE
ATELIER |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:00 AM #116 |
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| 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. |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - 528 | ENGLISH |
85$
WORKSHOP |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:00 AM #117 |
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| 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. |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - 530 | ENGLISH |
85$
WORKSHOP |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 10:30 AM #118 |
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| 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 CBC Blue |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - RÉGENCE A | ENGLISH |
5$
ON-STAGE INTERVIEW |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:00 PM #119 |
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| 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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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - LES COURANTS | ENGLISH |
GRATUIT / FREE
LAUNCH |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:30 PM #120 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - CARTIER AB | FRANÇAIS |
5$
ENTREVUE SUR SCÈNE |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:30 PM #121 |
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| 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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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - RÉGENCE A | ENGLISH |
10$
ON-STAGE INTERVIEW |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 12:30 PM #122 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - VICTORIA | FRANÇAIS |
5$
TABLE RONDE |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 1:00 PM #123 |
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| 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 |
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| DELTA CENTRE-VILLE - BONSECOURS | ENGLISH |
5$
READINGS |
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SUNDAY, MAY 04 2008 @ 1:30 PM #124 |
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| HISTOIRE, ARTEFACTS ET LITTÉRATURE IV | |
| ATTENTION : ÉVÉNEMENT ANNULÉ. |
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| MUSÉE STEWART - | FRANÇAIS |
GRATUIT / FREE
ATELIER |
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