The conversations between French and American authors that constitute the eleven one-hour sessions of the Festival of New French Writing will each pair one French and one American writer, confronting their respective experiences and ambitions with respect to literary creation. Each animated by an American cultural critic familiar with the literatures of the two countries, the dialogues will explore the singular qualities of each author, national similarities and differences, as well as the future of literature.

The availability of simultaneous interpretation will enable all participants to express themselves in their own language.

all events will be held in vanderbilt hall, 40 washington square south at the corner of macdougal street
simultaneous interpretation available — all events are free
 

7:00 opening
7:30 olivier rolin  e.l. doctorow moderated by benjamin anastas
8:45 marie n’diaye  francine duplessix gray moderated by lila azam zanganeh
 

2:00 marie darrieussecq  adam gopnik moderated by deborah treisman
3:15 abdourahman waberi  philip gourevitch moderated by lila azam zanganeh
4:30 bernard-henri lévy  mark danner moderated by caroline weber
7:00 jean-philippe toussaint  siri hustvedt moderated by olivier barrot

8:15 marjane satrapi  chris ware moderated by françoise mouly (doors open at 7:45)
*566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South)

2:00 emmanuel carrère  francine prose moderated by caroline weber
3:15 david foenkinos  stefan merrill block moderated by violaine huisman
4:30 frédéric beigbeder  paul berman moderated by tom bishop
5:45 chantal thomas  edmund white