Reykjavík Grapevine - 12.04.2019, Side 29

Language & Information
• Readings will be held in the authors’
native languages, with English and
Icelandic translations available.
• Discussions are conducted in English.
• Eventual changes and pop-up events in the
program will be announced on the
festival’s social media sites and website.
• All events are free and open to the public.
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april 24–27 2019
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at akureyri – hof cultural center

11:30–13:00 hamragil
Reader’s Circle
Reader’s Circle with authors Lily King and
Hallgrímur Helgason. Reading and discussion.
In Icelandic and English.
17:00–19:30 hamrar
Discussion and Reading
Author Lily King and her Icelandic publisher
Þorgerður Agla discuss King’s books.
Young poets read from their books.
Author Hallgrímur Helgason and Rannveig
Karlsdóttir discuss Hallgrímur’s titles. In
Icelandic and English.

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17:00–18:00 city hall
Opening of the Reykjavík
International Literary Festival
Opening speeches by authors Anuradha Roy
and Steinunn Sigurðardóttir.
19:00–20:30 iðnó
Readings
Roy Jacobsen
Tom Malmquist
Merete Pryds Helle
Ragnar Helgi Ólafsson
Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir
Yoko Tawada
21:00–22:30 iðnó
Evening with John Freeman
Halldór Laxness Halldórsson
Hakan Günday
Jónas Reynir Gunnarsson
Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde
Samanta Schweblin
Þóra Hjörleifsdóttir
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14:00–15:00 nordic house
Program for children in Arabic
Author Áslaug Jónsdóttir reads from her
works with Arabic translator and hosts a
workshop for the children. Guided tour of the
Children‘s Book Flood in Arabic and Icelandic.
11:00–14:30 veröld, house of vigdís
Halldór Laxness: Seminar
on Iceland’s Nobel Laureate
Seminar in English. Speakers:
Auður Jónsdóttir
Gerður Kristný
John Freeman
Halldór Guðmundsson
Karin Haugen
Roy Jacobsen
Mímir Kristjánsson
Tore Renberg
The winner of the first Halldor Laxness
International Literary Prize will be announced.
19:00–20:30 iðnó
Readings
Hannelore Cayre
John Freeman
Hallgrímur Helgason
Anuradha Roy
Steinunn G. Helgadóttir
Simone van der Vlugt
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11:30–13:30 nordic house
Authors on Stage
• Simone van der Vlugt and Iain Reid
• Lily King and Hakan Günday
• Roy Jacobsen and Merete Pryds Helle
19:00–20:30 iðnó
Readings
Einar Kárason
David Foenkinos
Kamilla Einarsdóttir
Lily King
Maja Lunde
Iain Reid
21:00–22:30 iðnó
Evening with John Freeman
Friðgeir Einarsson
Fríða Ísberg
Roskva Koritzinsky
Mazen Maarouf
Carolina Setterwall
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11:00–15:00 nordic house
Program for children
10:00 & 11:00 Storytelling - Ingibjörg Ásdís
Sveinsdóttir tells the children a story.
13:00 Norwegian children’s book writer Maja
Lunde reads from her book Den helt sanne
historien om hvordan det aller beste ble til.
The book will also be read in Icelandic.
14:00 Children’s Book Flood curator and
author Kristín Ragna hosts a story-workshop
for children (age six years and up) where the
children write their own story.

11:30–14.30 nordic house
Authors on Stage
• Anuradha Roy and Maja Lunde
• Samanta Schweblin and John Freeman
• Carolina Setterwall and Tom Malmquist
• David Foenkinos and Hannelore Cayre
• Yoko Tawada and Roskva Koritzinsky

15:00–16:00 nordic house
The Absent Author: The Turkish Writer
Icelandic author Auður Jónsdóttir in convers-
ation with Turkish author Hakan Günday about
the situation facing authors in Turkey.
Organized in collaboration with Icelandic PEN.
21:00– iðnó
The Book Ball – Free entrance.
Live band – dancing highly encouraged.
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13:00–14:00 gerðuberg
Translator Jacek Godek on Polish literature
and Icelandic literature in Polish translation. In
Polish and Icelandic.
15:00–17:00 veröld, house of vigdís
Orðstír: Translators and authors
An afternoon of translations where the
recipients of Orðstír Translation Award chat
with authors and other translators. In
Icelandic.
20:00–22:00 nordic house
Movie night with Q&A: Jalouse by
Stéphane and David Foenkinos.
David Foenkinos will present the film, which
he wrote and directed. English subtitles,
presentation in English.