HAY FESTIVAL CARTAGENA 2014 PROGRAMME 16.12.2013 Wednesday 29 January [0] 11:30-12:30 in Aracataca On Gabo. Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Conrado Zuluaga and Edith Grossman in conversation with Jaime Abello The desire to rediscover the place that was the inspiration for Macondo has turned Aracataca into a pilgrimage site for fans of Gabriel García Márquez. The Colombian writer and expert on García Márquez, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, the writer Conrado Zuluaga, and the Nobel laureate’s translator into English, Edith Grossman, will talk about the great writer in his native town, Aracataca. Event chaired by Jaime Abello, director of the FNPI Free event, although with limited capacity With the support of the Colombian Ministry of Culture Thursday 30 January [1] 12:30–13:30 Teatro Adolfo Mejía Juan Campanella in conversation with Roberto Pombo Juan Campanella is currently the Argentinean director and screenplay writer with the highest international profile. Director of The Secret in their Eyes (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009), he has directed successful films such as El hijo de la novia and El mismo amor, la misma lluvia. Campanella has worked for television series such as Dr. House and Law and Order. His latest project is the animated film Metegol, released in 2013. In conversation with Roberto Pombo. Simultaneous translation from Spanish to English available Event sponsored by El Tiempo [2] 15:30–16:30 Teatro Adolfo Mejía John Boyne in conversation with Peter Florence Winner of awards such as the Curtis Brown, the IMPAC, Irish Novel of the Year and the Qué Leer Prize for Best Foreign Novel, John Boyne is the author of the celebrated The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Boyne, who writes literature for both young people and adults, will talk to Peter Florence, director of the Hay Festival, about his latest work, The Absolutist. Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available [3] 15:30–16:30 Salón Santa Clara (Hotel Sofitel) Graphic stories: Lola Lorente and Alfonso Zapico in conversation with Juan David Correa Lola Lorente (Spain) is an illustrator and winner of the Best New Author Prize at the 2012 Barcelona comic fair for her book Sangre de mi sangre. She contributes regularly to media such as El País, Público and La Vanguardia. Lola Lorente’s work can be described as both naïve and Baroque, as something in between synthetic and analytic, creating a powerful universe of graphic poetry. Alfonso Zapico (Spain) is a Spanish illustrator and author. He has worked as a graphic professional since 2004 for different agencies, publishers and institutions. He has published a number of books, including the graphic novels Café Budapest, Dublinés and the recent work El otro mar. He has been awarded prizes such as the Premi Toutain del Saló de Barcelona, the 2012 Spanish National Comic Prize and the BD Romanesque Prize in Moulins, France. They will be in conversation with Juan David Correa. Organized with Acción Cultural Española [4] 15:30–16:30 CFCE (Salón Rey) Juan Bonilla presents Lara Moreno The writer Juan Bonilla has chosen Lara Moreno as the most promising young Spanish writer of the moment. In conversation with Juan, Lara will tell us about her work and experience as a writer; recently selected as a Fnac New Literary Talent for her work Por si se va la luz, she has also published the story collections Casi todas las tijeras (Quórum, 2004) and Cuatro veces fuego (Tropo, 2008), as 1 well as the poetry collection La herida costumbre (Puerta del Mar, 2008). Juan Bonilla is the author of five novels and six books of short stories. His novels include The Nubian Prince, winner of the 2003 Biblioteca Breve Prize and translated into ten languages, and Prohibido entrar sin pantalones (Seix Barral, 2013). Organized with Acción Cultural Española [5] 15:30–16:30 UNIBAC (Bellas Artes) Homage to Álvaro Mutis: Fernando Quiroz, Conrado Zuluaga and Ramón Cote in conversation with Gustavo Tatis A number of writers and friends of the recently deceased Álvaro Mutis will talk about his work and literary legacy. [6] 15:30–16:30 Biblioteca Fernández de Madrid (Claustro de San Agustín, Universidad de Cartagena) Hay Joven: Narcoliterature. With Élmer Mendoza According to the Mexican critic Federico Campbell, Mendoza’s first novel, Un asesino solitario (1999), made him “the first writer to accurately describe drug traffic culture in our country.” Mendoza, creator of the unforgettable character Edgar, el Zurdo Mendieta, is a writer who is strongly aware of the times and his country’s situation; he is participating in the present Hay Joven in order to share with students his literary approaches and talk about his latest work. Students only [7] 17:30–18:30 Teatro Adolfo Mejía Leadership in the 21st century. Felipe González in conversation with Rodrigo Pardo President of Spain between 1982 and 1996, Felipe González has been one of the most influential politicians in the democratic history of his country. He presents his book En busca de respuestas. El liderazgo en el siglo XXI, in which he analyses the deep Spanish crisis, which is economic and social, but also one of leadership. Drawing on his experience of very difficult times in Spain’s recent history, Felipe González carries out a broad reflection on what political, business and social leadership means today, and how today’s challenges can be met to lay down the foundations of a better future. In conversation with the journalist Rodrigo Pardo. [8] 17:30–18:30 Salón Santa Clara (Hotel Sofitel) Juan Gabriel Vásquez in conversation with Felipe Restrepo Pombo Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Colombia), winner of the 2011 Alfaguara Novel Prize for The Sound of Things Falling, presents his latest work, Las reputaciones, telling the story of 35-year-old Samanta Leal, who uses lies to get into the house of Javier Mallarino, a prominent Colombian political caricaturist, to ask him to help her remember what happened in the same house 28 years earlier. In conversation with Felipe Restrepo. [9] 17:30–18:30 CFCE (Patio) Writing in the Caribbean. Roberto Burgos Cantor and Ramón Illán Bacca in conversation with David Lara Ramos The writers Ramón Illán Bacca and Roberto Burgos Cantor, in the company of journalist David Lara Ramos, will talk about their respective works, which are dialogue-based and make use of the rich oral and literary tradition of Caribbean Colombia. This is an open tradition where not all roads lead to Macondo: Rojas Herazo and Giovanni Quessep, El Tuerto López and Óscar Delgado, among others, are names that open up a great variety of imaginary horizons. These two writers are also connected with two of the most important projects to raise the profile of regional culture and literature: the El Reino Errante collection, published by the Biblioteca de Literatura del Caribe Colombiano (with the support of the University of Cartagena), and the Leer el Caribe programme (promoted by a network of cultural institutions coordinated by the Banco de la República’s Cultural Department, the University of Cartagena and the Observatorio del Caribe Colombiano). [10] 17:30–18:30 UNIBAC (Bellas Artes) Granta List. Nadifa Mohammed, David Szalay and Sunjeev Sahota in conversation with Razia Iqbal 2 Two of the best young British novelists of 2013, according to the magazine Granta, will present their latest novels and talk about their work. In 2010, Nadifa Mohammed won the Betty Trask Prize for her first novel Black Mamba Boy (HarperCollins). In 2011 David Szalay published his latest work, Spring (Random House). His first novel, London and the South-East (2008), won awards such as the Betty Trask and Geoffrey Faber prizes. Sunjeev Sahota published his first novel, Ours are the Streets (Picador), in 2011. In it, he tells the story of a young British Pakistani who decided to become a suicide bomber. The event is presented by Chris Rawlings, director of the British Council in Colombia. Simultaneous translation from English to Spanish available With the support of the British Council [11] 17:30–18:30 Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Sede Centro) Hay Joven: Belonging to a place. With Cees Nooteboom A tireless traveller and citizen of the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, Cees Nooteboom visits to tell us not only about his work as an author of novels, poetry, essays and travel books, but also to talk about an idea that recurs in his works: the different ways of belonging to a place. Students only [12] 19:30–20:30 Teatro Adolfo Mejía Gael García Bernal in conversation with Roberto Pombo Gael García Bernal is probably Mexico’s most famous actor on the international scene. From Amores Perros to No, Y tu mamá también, The Motorcycle Diaries and The Science of Sleep, García Bernal has starred in films that have captivated the imaginations of millions of viewers. He will talk to Roberto Pombo, editor of El Tiempo, about his artistic career in Spanish and English and his less well-known sides as a producer and promoter of documentary film. Simultaneous translation from Spanish to English available [13] 19:30–20:30 Salón Santa Clara (Hotel Sofitel) Dominique Fernandez in conversation with Óscar Collazos A member of the French Academy since 2007, Dominique Fernandez is also a recipient of a Legion of Honour award and other distinctions. A novelist, academic and article writer for media such as the Le Nouvel Observateur, he won the Médicis Prize in 1974 for Porporino ou les mystères de Naples and the 1982 Goncourt Prize for Dans la main de l'ange. In 2013 he published a book of travel photography (Transsibérien) together with the photographer Ferrante Ferranti as well as an essay about Stendhal (Dictionnaire amoureux de Stendhal).