Albertine’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
From November 14 through 17, Albertine Books will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a series of high-profile conversations and festive events featuring global literary stars.
Convening celebrated voices in contemporary literature and humanities, the celebrations will highlight Nobel Prize winner Esther Duflo, Egyptian writer Alaa Al Aswany, author of the celebrated The Postcard, Anne Berest, Prix Goncourt winners Patrick Chamoiseau and Hervé Le Tellier, former French Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak, comic book author Catherine Meurisse, author and artist Nora Krug, Irish writer Colum McCann, American writer Katie Kitamura, Professors Kaiama Glover and Emily Drabinski, journalists Laure Adler and Mona Chalabi, publisher Françoise Nyssen, writer A.M. Homes, children’s books author Anne-Lise Boutin, winner of the 2024 Prix Albertine Jeunesse, and many others.
Events will include a variety of panel discussions, a children’s drawing workshop, and a tribute to the late Paul Auster, beloved by French readers.
In celebration of this anniversary weekend, Villa Albertine is honored to partner with The New York Review of Books to present a festive and original event on Saturday, November 16.
Villa Albertine acknowledges the generous contributions of donors and partners to the Albertine Books Foundation in support of this event.
Discover the full lineup of events below!
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Atlantic Literature: Spaces, Languages, and Identities | 6:45 PM
With Patrick Chamoiseau and Kaiama L. Glover
Friday, November 15, 2024
A Tribute to Paul Auster | 6:30 pm
With Siri Hustvedt, Colum McCann, Françoise Nyssen, Laure Adler, Philippe Petit, Ben Solomon, Florent Masse, Chloé Zhu, Clément Génibrèdes, Gil Joseph and Eddie Kong. Hosted and moderated by Megan Nolan.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Literature and Censorship: The Era of Banned Books | 11:00 am
With Rima Abdul Malak, Emily Drabinski, and Maris Kreizman
Literature and Memory: Writing the History of Our People | 2:00 PM
With Anne Berest, A.M. Homes, and Adam Dalva
Literature and Democracy: When Politics Shape Private Life | 3:30 PM
With Alaa Al Aswany and Laure Adler
Literature: Playground or Battlefield? | 5:00 PM
With Hervé Le Tellier, Katie Kitamura, and Laurence Marie
Madame Bovary’s Carriage: The Art of Seduction in Literature | 8:00 PM
In partnership with The New York Review of Books. Curated and Hosted by Merve Emre, with the participation of Antonin Baudry, Joanna Avilez, Tamara Shopsin, Jason Fulford, Paul Sahre, Nicholas Blechman, Hugo Guinness, Tom Bachtell, Leanne Shapton. An original food & drinks creation by Benoît x Alain Ducasse, New York.
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Let’s Draw! – An Illustration Workshop | 11:00 AM
With Anne-Lise Boutin
Drawing and Healing | 3:00 PM
With Catherine Meurisse, Nora Krug, and Philippe Labaune
On Knowledge Democracy | 5:00 PM
With Esther Duflo, Mona Chalabi, and Alice Fulwood
Illustration credit:(c) Catherine Meurisse