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Le Festival des cinq continents: littérature, francophonie, diversité
Friday, April 6, 2018 @ 5:00 pm – Saturday, April 7, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
FreeA Francophone literary festival, co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie to the United Nations and by the NYU Center for French Civilization and Culture, takes place at various NYC locations. Visiting authors include Yamen Manai, the 2017 recipient of the Prix des 5 continents.
For full festival schedule, see nyu.is/5continents
Events at La Maison Française of NYU are listed below:
Friday, April 6, 5:00 p.m.
Table ronde
La littérature francophone dans le champ éditorial: Comment construire (et déconstruire) un genre littéraire?
La littérature francophone et le champ éditorial contemporain
Kathryn Kleppinger, Kaoutar Harchi, Kim Thúy
Modérateur: Stéphane Gerson, NYU
In French
Friday, April 6, 6:30 p.m.
Table ronde
Les conditions de la création littéraire francophone: évolution et défis actuels
L’écrivain francophone – solitaire ou solidaire?
Yamen Manai, Lise Gauvin, Rodney Saint-Éloi, Évelyne Trouillot
Modérateur: Michael Dash, NYU
In French
Saturday, April 7, 11:00 a.m.
Readings
Lise Gauvin and Eugène Nicole
Modérateur: Gabriella Lindsay, NYU
In English