PROGRAM

 

FRIDAY 27th APRIL 2007

 

Coach House

5.00pm

Opening of the Festival 

 

H.E. Mr Frédéric Grasset, Ambassador of France to Ireland

5.15pm-7.30pm

Panel Discussion

 

Islands and Culture
Moderator: Lara Marlowe
With: Michel Déon, Pierre Joannon, Jane Conroy, Loïc Finaz, Jean Raspail, Henri Lopes.

 

SATURDAY 28th APRIL 2007

 

Coach House

Chester Beatty Library

10.30am-12.00pm

Panel Discussion

Café Littéraire

 

Islands and Utopia
Moderator: Jean-Michel Picard
With:
Bríd Ní Mhóráin, Jean Lemieux, Theo Dorgan, Peter Sheridan, Jean Raspail

Moderator: Gabriel Rosenstock
Presentation of the latest works by: Sibylle Mulot, Joseph O'Connor, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.

 

12.15pm-1.45pm

Panel Discussion

 Café Littéraire

 

Islands as Penitentiaries and Places of Exile
Moderator: Jean-Philippe Imbert
With:
Gisèle Pineau, Irène Frain, John F Deane, Liam Ó Muirthile

Moderator: Johnnie Gratton
Presentation of the latest works by: Frédéric Ferney, Chantal Thomas, Hervé Jaouen.

3.15pm-4.30pm

Panel Discussion

An Hour With...

 

Childhood Islands
Moderator: Frédéric Ferney
With:
Michel Déon, Chantal Thomas, Gisèle Pineau, Jean Lemieux, Peter Sheridan

Interview by Jean-Philippe Imbert
With:
Irène Frain, José Luis de Juan

4.45pm-6.15pm

Panel Discussion

 An Hour With...

 

Islands and Language
Moderator: Dominique Le Meur
With:
John F Deane, Hervé Jaouen, Peter Sirr, Liam Ó Muirhtile

Interview by Jean-Michel Picard
With: Ananda Devi, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill

6.00pm-7.00pm

 

Readings

   

Introduced by Jane O'Hanlon

6.30pm-7.15pm

Readings
Introduced by Sinéad Mac Aodha
With: Jean Lemieux, José Luis de Juan, Franzobel, Bríd Ní Mhóráin

With: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Theo Dorgan, Ananda Devi, Sibylle Mulot

 

SUNDAY 29th APRIL 2007

 

Café des Amis

12.00pm-2.00pm

Literary Brunch

 

Islands and Territories
Moderator: Michael Cronin, Frédéric Ferney
With: José Luis de Juan, Irène Frain, John Banville, Chantal Thomas, Franzobel, Henri Lopes.

 

The Coach House and the Chester Beatty Library are located in Dublin Castle / The Café des Amis is located in the Alliance Française.

 

THIS PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION

 

All events are open to the public. Admission is free.
Simultaneous translation is provided in English and French.
Books will be sold on location all day. Please note books written by the
French Authors will be on sale in the Alliance Française's Library
one month before the festival.