In April 2010, Hay Festival is organizing for Beirut World Book Capital 2009/2010, ¢e.{£G2010/2009hejFi©ºe;i7e;lJÒ*if5e ­ "e©jC«eI"i5&¦G ,S the Festival of ‘Beirut39’ which is the celebration of the best 39 Arab 40 39 "39 " writers (fiction/poetry), under 40 years of age as a centerpiece of the ¡G3¦sE BF)¡5¢J1 {6e©0 ª*{;hejE C%)3e©j0)¦IJ lJÒ* Beirut World Capital festivities. hejFi©ºe;i7e;lJÒ*¢e.{£GS ¢e.{£º) ¤H%)e;M i©He fS F)S iCemF) +3)4J ¡G GeF) ;yF)S "39lJÒ*"J|G§L Beirut39 project is hailed as one of the biggest projects for Beirut World Book 2009eFhejFi©ºe;i7e;lJÒ*3e9S ')µv8%¶) Capital 2009/2010, and has the full support of the Lebanese Ministry of Culture. lJÒ*µ¢e.{£º) The Festival in Beirut 2010 ¢e©H18 – 15 wL3ejF) Dates: 15 – 18 April 2010 Concept: The 39 writers will be invited to Beirut for four days 15-18 April i©FeC50½)¦/«{p©5n©/eL%)i*3%)+yºlJÒ*¼S ')39BF)hejF)+¦;1S j©5S +{F) 2010, where approximately 50 events will be organized all over the city, libraries, bookshops, cafes, universities, schools, etc. wF')53)yº)JleGe·)JªIeº)JiGeF)lefjº)µJi Lyº)#esH%)©.µeHJ Events: The events will be structured around literary topics as a panel 5-3,6eHi/3e9')¡8ijÀi©*1%)©8)¦G¦/leDe º)3Jyj5le©FeF) discussion with 3-5 authors with a moderator (45 min.), and will be followed by S a Q&A session with the audience (15 min.). A book selling / book signing will be 15 3¦¸)Gi*¦.%)Jib5%)i.e£fjL i©D1 45 ipF©(3¼')iCe8'¶e*hejES organized at the end of the sessions. hejF)fD¡GgjE#eGS ')6e F))zIªL i©D1 39 The Legacy: Beirut39 Anthology lJÒ*e©.¦F¦ H%)ip©j F)S The outcome of the project will be the publication of an anthology of short ÓjFe*S 39BF)hejF)*+ÒF)F)¡Ge©.¦F¦ HS %)3)y7')¼')J|º)«1S &¦©5 stories of the 39 writers simultaneously in Arabic and English by the Bloomsbury j©5J"| FiL{ F)«ÊG¦*"i5&¦GJ "| F«ÊG¦*"3)1¡;iL}©H¶)Ji©*{F) Publishing and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing. This anthology will be S S S ready for the Festival and will be distributed internationally to increase the 39BF)hejF)J|7eº)ª*{F)h1S %¶e*L{jF)+1eL4i©*e©ºe;e©.¦F¦ HM %¶)¥z£FqLJÌF)S access to contemporary Arabic literature and to promote the 39 Arab Writers all over the world. Beirut39 – Program of Activities kd8dE(pFdGz) –39kIÑ)¡d-z¢F Meeting With The B39 Arab Writers Through 50 Events During 4 Days dK(h)2(JxF¦:dG50 Î/ F39AE(gdiEd)"dE(R (All activities will be in Arabic unless otherwise stated) ~E(zD1d.´µ&(h¨)zE(hEd)hG$µ(hBdDªz® THURSDAY APRIL 15, 2010 FRIDAY APRIL 16, 2010 SATURDAY APRIL 17, 2010 2010 Kz)$( ¡d~¨G17je~E(R 2010 Kz)$( ¡d~¨G16h¶( 2010 Kz)$( ¡d~¨G15~¨¸( 9.50am – Rania Zaghir in conversation with Mohamed Salah 9.50am – Nada Abboudy in conversation with Islam Samhan, 10am – Marek Brieška in conversation with Mohammed ¢)¦;¡/y¿G3)¦/µe©L{*L3eG –d.de6L 10:00 «J)y5y/%)¢es5Ï5)G3)¦/µ«1¦f;KyHS –d.de6L 9:50 e©I3){.+yH3h}F)uÏ7y¿G3)¦/µÒ<4e©H)3 –d.de6L 9:50 Alazab, Randa Jarrar, Hyam Yared and Mansour Alsoyem Ahmad Saadawi, Najwan Darwish and Nagat Ali Hasan Alwan, Randa Jarrar, Abdellah Taïa and Hussein Al Abri «ÊF)Ó/JLe F)×)yf;3){.+yH3 ª;+eÃJLJ31¢)¦Ã ɦF)3¦ GJ13eL The process of writing The writers who formed us Why do we write and what do we write about? !)2eºJgjH)2eG eH¦6¡LzF)heS jF)S i*ejF)i©;S Gebran Tueini School Laure Mghayzel School Municipal Public Library of Bachoura *2¥5deE(´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR |¨F2¥Eh42xF ©K¥+¡(É-h42xF 9.50am – Joumana Behlok in conversation with Mohammed 9.50am – Joumana Behlok in conversation with Wajdi Al 10am – Charbel Dagher in conversation with Islam Samhan, 1e.Ó/¢es5Ï5)G3)¦/µ{<)1*|6 –d.de6L 10:00 5eG)§©sLyI%¶)«y.JG3)¦/µs*eHeG¦. –d.de6ML 9:50 5eG%)§©sL¢)¦;¡/y¿G3)¦/µs*eHeG¦. –d.de6L 9:50 Hasan Alwan, Yahya Amqasim, Yassin Adnan and Basim Alansar Ahdal, Yahya Amqasim, Hussein Al Abri and Abdullah Thabit Hussein Jelaad, Abdullah Thabit, Abderrahim Elkhassar 3e¹)©/{F)yf;Jk*e-×)yf; k*e-×)yf;J«ÊF)Ó/ 3eH¶)5e*J¢eHy;Ó5eL The writers who formed us Young Arab poets Why do we write and what do we write about? hefF)h{F)#){F) !)2eºJgjH)2eG eH¦6¡LzF)heS jF)S Karm El Zeytoun Mixed School Ghbeyreh School Municipal Public Library of Monnot ¥G¥F´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR ªÑeE(h42xF hiu¹(¡¥iK|E(zDh42xF 10am – Pius Hermez Elias Alibek in conversation with Nagat 10am – Assaad Khairallah in conversation with Nazem 10am – Alawiya Sobh in conversation with Zaki Baydoun, – L 10:00 – L 10:00 – 10:00 Ali, Abderrahim Elkhassar, Abdelaziz Errachidi and Najwan Darwish Elsayed, Rosa Yaseen Hassan, Samar Yazbek and Joumana Haddad Hala Kawtharani, Nazem Elsayed and Hyam Yared Ç){-¦EiFeI¢¦©*ªE4G3)¦/µtf7iL¦;S d.de6 ¡/Ó5eL)4J3y©F):eHG3)¦/µ×)Ò0y5%) d.de6 ª;+eÃG3)¦/µ©*ª;5e©F)}©GÒI5¦©* d.de6M What is the situation of contemporary Arabic literature? The creative writing process New Lebanese literature 13eLe©IJy©F):eH 1)y/iHe.J*}L{5 LJ31¢)¦ÃJ«y6){F)}L}F)yf;3e¹)©/{F)yf; Municipal Public Library of Bachoura Municipal Public Library of Bachoura Lina’s Café (ABC Ashrafieh) yLy·)Çe fF)h1%¶) i©;)y*S '¶)i*ejF)i©;S !|7eº)ª*{F)h1%¶)8J¦IeG h¨B{5$(ABC 3d¨E¦¢F *2¥5deE(´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR *2¥5deE(´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR 10am – Javier Martín in conversation with Kamel Riahi, 10am – Nael El Toukhy in conversation with Abderrazak 4pm4pm – Hamdy El-Gazzar and Yahya Amqasim in conversation with – – – Hussein Al Abri, Abdellah Taïa and Wajdi Al Ahdal Boukoba, Dima Wannous and Hamdy El-Gazzar thethe winners of the Beirut19 competition, organised by IEAIEA ¡LzFS)he)hejF)G3)¦/µ5eG)§©sLJ3)}·)«y/SS z¢E(x)z¢E(x) 4:004:00 ifE¦*)4{F)yf;G3)¦/µª0¦ F)(eH d.de6L 10:00 «ÊF)Ó/ª/eL{F)eEG3)¦/µÓ,3eGÒ©Ce0 d.de6L 10:00 "19 " An insight on new Arabic fiction What is the situation of contemporary Arabic literature? (International(International Education Association) IEAIEA ii©FJyF)i©*ÌF)iS i©.¤j©S .¤jH«zF)S « lJÒ*lJÒ* ¢e.{£Gi*eGµ)¦s*3 3)}·)«y/J5¦HJiÈ1 yI%¶)«y.JJLe F)×)yf; Municipal Public Library of Monnot Municipal Public Library of Monnot A meeting between Beirut19 and Beirut39Beirut39 authorauthorss 3939lJÒ*¢e.{£GheejEJS 1919lJÒ*¢e.{£GheejEÓ*pL#eFS |7eº)ª*{F)h1%¶)8J +yLy·)i©*{F)iS ©Fe©¹)iL)J{F)§;+{HS LAULAU – BusinessBusiness SchoolSchool AuditoriumAuditorium - BeirutBeirut d:$µ(*2(0$ &(h& h¨D´k({7dr¹(h:dCRR –h¨DÑF$µ(h¨Gde$ eRRE(hFd¶(E(hFd¶( ¥G¥F´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR ¥G¥F´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR 10am – Nael El Toukhy in conversation with Ahmad Yamani, 10am – Jabbour Douaihy in conversation with Abdellah Taïa, Samar Yazbek and Abderrazak Boukoba Mansour Alsoyem, Mohammed Hasan Alwan and 4pm – Readings by Abderazzak Boukoba, Faïza Guène, ¡L¦<+}LeCifE¦*)4{F)yf;eI¦jLl)#){D –z¢E(x)4:00 ɦF)3¦ GLe9×)yf;G3)¦/µª£LJ13¦f.S –d.de6L 10:00 *}L{5ÇeÈy/%)G3)¦/µª0¦ F)(eH –d.de6L 10:00 Literature and taboos Mohamed Salah Alazab Abdelaziz Errachidi and Nagat Ali ª;+eÃJ«y6){F)}L}F)yf; h}F)uÏ7y¿J¢)¦;¡/y¿ ifE¦*)4{F)yf;J Lina’s Café (ABC Ashrafieh) Is there a new generation of Arabic novelists? Tales from North Africa e©L{C%)e6¡GD !h{F)Ó©()J{F)¡GyLy.©.i-I leG{sº)Jh1S %¶) Lina’s Café (ABC Ashrafieh) Kotobus – La Corniche ¨G2¥E(4¥eiD h¨B{5$(ABC 3d¨E¦¢F h¨B{5$(ABC 3d¨E¦¢F 11am – Shirley El Murr in conversation with Youssef Rakha, Readings in Arabic and French Dima Wannous, Hala Kawtharani and Hussein Jelaad – – – 11am – Souheil Matar in conversation with Abdelaziz eL{*L3eGjL3yHeCl¦³{I¢¦.̺) z¢E(x)4:00 «y6){F)}L}F)yf;G3)¦/µS { G©£5 d.de6L 11:00 5¦HJiÈ1e035¦LG3)¦/µS{º)½Ò6 d.de6L 11:00 Literature and journalism Errachidi, Yassin Adnan, Faïza Guène and Abderrahim Elkhassar 4pm – The translators Hartmut Faehndrich, Marek Brieška, ¼')i©*{F)iF)¡Gi.ÌF)iS ©Fe.¢¦De ©5S ©f©F%)L¦*J«{-¦<©F%) 3e¹)©/{F)yf;J¡L¦<+}LeC¢eHy;Ó5eLS 1e.Ó/JÇ){-¦EiFeI Lebanese University, DES bldg, Tayouneh The influence of literature between Lebanon and Morocco Alice Guthrie and Pius Alkibek will discuss the beauties and e£,eLy±JK{0S %¶)leF)S h{º)J¢e fFÓ*ª*1%¶)Ò-%ejF) iCesF)Jh1%¶) Notre Dame University (NDU) - Zouk Mosbeh challenges of translating from Arabic to other languages i©*{F)iF)¡Gi.S ÌF)S seFI1 NDU*|K¥E(*x¨4hFd- hG¥¨E( R DES¦eF h¨GdeE(hFd¶( 11.15am – José Miguel Puerta in conversation with Translating from Arabic 4¥K~KxE(hFd-R Hamdy El-Gazzar, Abdelkader Benali, Abdullah Thabit 11.15am – Georges Dorlian in conversation with Hyam Université Saint-Joseph (USJ) “Literature Across Frontiers"¡G;y* 1e.Ó/13eLe©IG3)¦/µ¢e©F3J1r3¦. –d.de6L 11:15 3)}·)«y/G3)¦/µS e,{L¦*©©G¤©5¦0 –d.de6L 11:15 and Mansoura Ez Eldin Yared, Hussein Jelaad, Kamel Riahi and Hala Kawtharani With the support of Literature Across Frontiers iL}©H'¶)iFe*3)¦¸))zI3Jy©5S Ç){-¦EiFeIJª/eL{F)eE ¡LyF)};+3¦ GJk*e-×)yf;ª;¡*31eF)yf; The writers who formed us New Arabic literature This event will be held in English yLy·)ª*{F)h1%¶) eH¦6¡LzF)heS jF) Municipal Public Library of Bachoura Municipal Public Library of Bachoura S – 5:00 5pm – Yusra Mukaddam in conversation with Rosa Yaseen ¡/Ó5eL)4J3G3)¦/µyGK|LS z¢E(x) *2¥5deE(´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR *2¥5deE(´hFdE(kIÑ)hKx)heiFR 11.15am – Mazen Maarouf in conversation with Joumana 11.15am – Suleiman Bakhti in conversation with Hassan, Najwan Darwish, Samar Yazbek and Samer Abu Hawwash 6)¦I¦*%){Ge5J*}L{5LJ31¢)¦Ã – L 11:15 – L 11:15 Haddad, Nazem Elsayed, Zaki Baydoun Mansoura Ez Eldin, Zaki Baydoun and Youssef Rakha The literary language of Men and Women #e F)Je.S {Fi©*1S %¶)iF)S ¡LyF)};+3¦ GG3)¦/µªjv*¢e©5 d.de6 y©F):eH1)y/iHe.G3)¦/µJ{G¢4eG d.de6 and Samer Abu Hawwash The role of culture in our society Sanayeh Space ~Kde4'd6 e035¦LJ¢¦©*ªE4 6)¦I¦*%){Ge5J¢¦©*ªE4 e j¾µiCemF)3J1 !|7eº)ª*{F)h1%¶)8J¦IeG What is the situation of contemporary Arabic literature? 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