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FREE EVENTS
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

The following events are free, but reservations are required. Check events for details.

Wednesday, April 28

The Work Before the Work: A Special Program for High School Students
10 a.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York


Thursday, April 29

Writing, Speaking, Dreaming: Authors Talk About Languages:
A Special Program for High School Students

10 a.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York


Friday, April 30

This Critical Moment: The Journey—A National Book Critics Circle Conversation
1 p.m.: Austrian Cultural Forum

Conversation with Jonathan Galassi
3 p.m.: Austrian Cultural Forum

Heaven and Earth
4:30 p.m.: Austrian Cultural Forum

A New World of Yesterday: Stefan Zweig’s Utopian Nostalgia
7 p.m.: Austrian Cultural Forum

FREE EVENTS

The following events are free and open to the public.

Wednesday, April 28

Philippe Djian: Life, Literature, and Betty Blue
1 p.m.: La Maison Française, NYU


Thursday, April 29

Resonances: Contemporary Writers on the Classics
2:30 p.m.: Multi-Purpose Room, Baruch College, Vertical Campus

That’s Not What I Meant!
5:30 p.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

Kidnapped! Daniele Mastrogiacomo in Conversation with Federico Rampini
6 p.m.: Istituto Italiano di Cultura

A Gathering of Voices
7 p.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

Literary Magazines: Here and Abroad, Now and in the Future
7 p.m.: Galapagos Art Space

“I Come From There”: New Plays from the Arab World

Withdrawal / The House

4:30 p.m.: Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate Center

Damage
6:30 p.m.: Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate Center

New Plays From the Arab World: Forum
8 p.m.: Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate Center


Friday, April 30

Face Off! Overcoming Barriers
10 a.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

Garden Readings
12:30 p.m.: Deutsches Haus at NYU

The Poetry of Edward Hopper
1 p.m.: Scaninavia House

Incognito: Writers and their Aliases
1 p.m.: Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center

The Future of Journalism
1 p.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

Blogs, Twitter, the Kindle: The Future of Reading
3 p.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

Utopia and Dystopia: Geographies of the Possible
3 p.m.: Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center

Quim Monzó in Conversation with Robert Coover
3:30 p.m.: Deutsches Haus at NYU

Short Stories: Past, Present, and Future
3:30 p.m.: Scandinavia House

David Almond and Sofi Oksanen in Conversation with Rakesh Satyal
5 p.m.: Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center

Peter Schneider and Paul Auster in Conversation
5:30 p.m.: Scandinavia House

Writing Inside, Writing Outside
6:30 p.m.: Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center


“I Come From There”: New Plays from the Arab World

Egyptian Products
4:30 p.m.: Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate Center

603
6:30 p.m.: Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate Center

I Come From There: Forum
8 p.m.: Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate Center


Saturday, May 1

War and the Novel
12:30 p.m.: Scandinavia House

Of Roots, Clichés and the Imagination: Where Do We Write From?
1 p.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

Ilustrado
3 p.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

Javier Cercas in Conversation with Amanda Vaill
4:30 p.m.: Instituto Cervantes New York

The Essay
5:30 p.m.: Scandinavia House

The 2010 PEN/O. Henry Prize Story Celebration
6 p.m.: Idlewild Books


Sunday, May 2

World Nomads Lebanon

Elias Khoury

1 p.m.: Le Skyroom, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)

Rawi Hage
3 p.m.: Le Skyroom, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)

Alexandre Najjar
5 p.m.: Le Skyroom, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)

The Slap: A Conversation with Colm Toíbín and Christos Tsiolkas

1 p.m.: Tinker Auditorium, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)

The Writer as Activist
1 p.m.: powerHouse Arena

A Life in Film
1:30 p.m.: Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture, Brooklyn Public Library

The Master of Apocalypse
2:30 p.m.: Tinker Auditorium, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)

Taming the Gods: A Conversation with Ian Buruma and Andrew Delbanco
3 p.m.: powerHouse Arena

Atiq Rahimi in Conversation with Lila Azam Zanganeh
4 p.m.: Tinker Auditorium, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF)

Black Sheep & Exploding Turbans
5 p.m.: powerHouse Arena

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