Festival of New French Writing: French and American Authors in Conversation
Eleven major French writers, all translated into English, exemplifying the wide variety of styles and forms of contemporary French literary production, will come to New York from February 26 to 28 for two and a half days of one-on-one encounters with leading American writers, in dialogues hosted by well known American cultural critics.
These discussions will shed light on the concerns and accomplishments of writers in France today as well as on the similarities and differences that the commitment to writing implies in France and in the U.S.
As with all foreign languages, translation of French works in the U.S. is disproportionately meager, with many more American authors translated in France than French authors here. The Festival of New French Writing hopes to attract new American readers to modern French and Francophone fiction and non-fiction.
sponsored by
center for french civilization & culture
new york university
culturesfrance
cultural services of the french embassy
in partnership with
jean-luc lagardère foundation, face,
& florence gould foundation
curated by
olivier barrot & tom bishop
with fabrice gabriel & paul de sinety
center for french civilization and culture — new york university — 13 university place, new york, ny 10003
for additional festival information please call 212.998.8750 or email frenchfestival@nyu.edu
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