Over 20 writers worldwide have confirmed their participation at the Second International Writers Festival, to be held from May 2-6, 2010 at Mishkenot She'ananim in Jerusalem.
For more information and the complete schedule in Hebrew, visit the
festival's official website: http://writersfestival.mouse.co.il/.
Festival Schedule for Tuesday, May 4, 2010:
11:00 - 12:00
An Israeli Morning
Reading and conversation with Amos Oz
The event will be held in Hebrew
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Gallery
12:30 - 15:00
Words without Borders
Two Symposiums dealing with Literature, Politics and everything else.
12:30 - 13:30
Session 1 - The Essence of Freedom
Reflections on the 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the German Reunification
Daniel Kehlmann (Germany), Judith Hermann (Germany), Eyal Megged (Israel), Sofi Oksanen (Finland)
Moderator: Tzvia Greenfield
13:30 - 14:30
Session 2 - Coexistence in Judaeo-Arabic literature
Naim Araidi (Israel), Yossi Sukari (Israel) and a Guest writer from an Arab country
Moderator: Smadar Peri
Free Admission to these events, sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer stiftung
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Events tent overlooking the Old City Walls
12:30 - 13:30
Literary Documentary
The Nature of Dreams
A documentary on the story of Amos Oz; the society in which he lives and the connections between them.
Directed by: Yonatan Zur, Masha Zur
Mishkenot Sha'ananim- Djanogly Hall
13:00 - 16:00
Literary Tour
Ladies and Gentlemen, Books!
A magical tour full of longing: tracing the libraries and forgotten treasured books of Jerusalem in the city's secondhand bookstores that will never return: Stein, Darom and even a German Antiquariat in the heart of Jerusalem.
The tour will be held in Hebrew
For Registration: 02-5398888
Yad Ben Zvi
16:00 - 19:00
Children's Literature Pavilion
Creative workshops, computer station to create digital books
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Windmill Courtyard
17:00 - 18:00
Writing Here, Writing There
Anita Shapira (Israel) with Simon Sebag Montefiore (UK)
The event will be held in English
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Auditorium
17:30 - 19:00
Reading and More
A Reading Session with American Writers:
Jamaica Kinkaid, Jonathan Safran Foer and Russel Banks
The event will be held in English
Free Admission, Please register in advance at the Tmol Shilshom Café: 02-6232758
Tmol Shilshom Café
18:00 - 19:00
May 4- Chinese Literary Day
Ohad Nevo (Israel) and Yu Hua (China)
The event will be accompanied by a translator
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Djanogly Hall
18:30 - 19:30
Writing Here, Writing There
Yoel Hoffman (Israel) and Michael Rips (USA)
The event will be held in English
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Auditorium
19:30 - 20:30
Writing Here, Writing There
Meir Shalev (Israel) and Ludmila Ulitskaya (Russia)
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Events tent overlooking the Old City Walls
21:00 - 22:00
Between the Lines/Books and More: A Meeting in Town
Sayed Kashua (Israel) on his new book 'Second Person' with the musician Yahli Sobol, with the performers Yonatan Conda and Neta Viner and the "Spoken Words" rap-fiction performance
Hosted by Amalia Rosenblum
Confederation House
21:00 - 22:30
A Jerusalem Trilogy
David Grossman (Israel) and Paul Auster (USA)
Moderator: Kobi Medan
The event will be held in English
Mishkenot Sha'ananim - Events tent overlooking the Old City Walls
Map
The main festival program will be held at Mishkenot Sha\'ananim, but events will take place in various locations in Jerusalem, including the Jerusalem Cinematheque, Anna Ticho House, the Museum On the Seam, The Yellow Submarine, The Lab, and others.
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