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Alawiya Sobh in conversation with Zaki Baydoun, Hala Kawtharani, Nazem El Sayed and Hyam Yared
New Lebanese Literature
Event 41 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 10am • Venue: Lina’s Café (ABC Ashrafieh)
Please note that this event is in Arabic
Hamdy El Gazzar and Yahya Amqassim in conversation with the winners of the Beirut19 competition
A meeting between Beirut19 and Beirut39 authors
Event 42 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 4pm • Venue: LAU – Business School Auditorium
Please note that this event is in Arabic
Organised by IEA (International Education Association)
Readings by Abderazzak Boukebba, Faiza Guene, Abdelaziz Errachidi and Nagat Ali
Tales from North Africa
Event 43 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 4pm • Venue: Kutubus – La Corniche
Readings in Arabic and French
Hartmut Faehndrich, Marek Brieška, Alice Guthrie and Pius Alibek
Translating from Arabic
Event 44 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 4pm • Venue: Université Saint-Joseph
The translators Hartmut Faehndrich, Marek Brieška, Alice Guthrie and Pius Alkibek will discuss the beauties and challenges of translating Arabic into other languages.
With the support of Literature Across Frontiers
Yusra Mukaddam in conversation with Rosa Yassin Hassan, Najwan Darwish, Samar Yazbek and Samer Abou Hawwash
The Literary Language of Men and Women
Event 45 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 5pm • Venue: Sanayeh House
Please note that this event is in Arabic
Rachid Daif in conversation with Mansoura Ez Eldin, Mohammad Salah Al Azab and Youssef Rakha
New Egyptian Literature
Event 46 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 6pm • Venue: T-Marbouta Cafe
Please note that this event is in Arabic
Hassan Daoud in conversation with Abdelkader Benali, Yassin Adnan, Mansour El Souwaim and Dima Wannous
What is the Situation of Contemporary Arabic Literature?
Event 47 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 6pm • Venue: Zico House
Please note that this event is in Arabic
The Beirut39 authors introduced by Pierre Abi Saab
39 minutes (followed by a night of music and entertainment)
Event 48 • Saturday 17 April 2010, 9.30pm • Venue: Place de L’Etoile, Downtown Beirut
The Beirut39 authors introduced by Pierre Abi Saab will share their experiences of the festival with the audience.
The Beirut39 authors meet the press and the public
Closing Beirut39
Event 49 • Sunday 18 April 2010, 11.30am • Venue: City Mall
Please note that this event is in Arabic
Adania Shibli, Ala Hlehel, Sujata Bhatt, Deon Meyer, Zurab Rtveliashvili, Leonardo Padura and others
Literary Lunch
Event 50 • Sunday 18 April 2010, 1pm • Venue: Young Vic, The Cut Bar, London
Adania Shibli, Ala Hlehel, Sujata Bhatt, Deon Meyer, Zurab Rtveliashvili, Leonardo Padura and many more writers featured at the International PEN Free the Word! Festival join this Literary Lunch.
In association with International PEN
