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500 events, 300 writers, 250 publishersBibliophiles will have to take their pick from around 500 carefully selected events that will be staged in this Book Fair, which is the most important one in Greece and in Southeastern Europe. About 300 writers are going to be present in this four-day celebration and participate in book presentations, discussions, festivals, screenings, workshops, exhibitions, and other parallel events. Around 60 out the above-mentioned writers are foreign novelists, essayists and poets, who take part in the fair thanks to the valuable cooperation and support of foreign institutes and embassies, such the French Institute, the Goethe Institute, the Irish Embassy, the Cervantes Institute, the Consulate of Colombia in Athens, the Italian Institute.

Guest of Honor: The Spanish Speaking WorldThe Spanish Speaking World is the guest of honor of the 16th TBF. The Hellenic Foundation for Culture in cooperation with the Ibero-American Literature Festival in Athens – LEA, embassies, institutes and other cultural institutions both within and outside Greece, focuses not only on the literature originating from Spain (including the Basque Country), but also on the Spanish speaking countries of Latin America, such as El Salvador, Colombia, etc. Portugal, the other country of the Iberian Peninsula, will also be represented by writers.

Writers from 20 countriesIn addition to the Spanish or Portuguese speaking writers, an impressive array of foreign authors originating from 20 countries will participate in the 16th TBF, namely from France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, USA, Russia, Israel, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Sweden, etc. The Thessaloniki Book Fair will also attract numerous Greek writers; some of the most renown Greek authors will participate either by presenting their books or as speakers in scheduled events. Furthermore, several Greek writers living abroad or writers of Greek origin, have been invited thanks to the support of the General Secretariat of Greeks Abroad.

Greece-Russia Year of Language and LiteratureIn the course of the 16th TBF, Greece and Russia are going to announce a Year of Language and Literature in both countries. As a result, the presence of Russia in the Thessaloniki Book Fair will be vibrant in a 200 sq.m. hall that will host quite a number of events and happenings. The year of Language and Literature will be concluded at the 33rd Moscow International Book Fair in September 2020.

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Resonant, comprehensive and full of interesting participants Ample, ambitious and vibrant, the Thessaloniki International Book Fair (TBF) continuing its course for the 16th year is set to open for four days (from Thursday, May 9 to Sunday, May 12, 2019) at the premises of the International Exhibition and Congress Center of Thessaloniki (TIF-Helexpo). It is organized by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture in collaboration with TIF-HELEXPO, the Municipality of Thessaloniki, associations of Greek publishers as well as independent publishers. It is supported by the Hellenic Parliament and is under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. It is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund in the framework of the Regional Operational Program of Central Macedonia 2014-2020.

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EVENTS WITH FOREIGN WRITERS / PARTICIPANTSEVENTS WITH FOREIGN WRITERS / PARTICIPANTS

Festivals, Events and ActionsThe TBF will also host its well-established program of events, which includes the 6th New Writers’ Festival, the 4th Translation Festival, presentations of new publications, as well as discussions with authors, meetings among professionals of the book industry, thematic exhibitions and film screenings.

Priority to Professional Issues of the Publishing IndustryGreat emphasis is given to the professional part of the publishing sector. The five-hour workshop on the future of the book, which will be held on Friday, May 10, at 10 am-3 pm, at the “Don Quixote” Hall in Pavilion 14, will focus on international market issues, modern business models and the new technologies. Publishing experts from Greece as well as England, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Brazil will take part in the workshop. In addition to this, a meeting corner will be in full swing at the International Pavilion 14, where Greek publishers and book professionals will have the opportunity to meet and discuss with publishers from abroad various issues concerning books and copyrights. Moreover, the Goethe Institute of Athens in cooperation with the Berlin headquarters will present the German literary translation program Litrix (http://www.litrix.de/el/index.cfm?), which is dedicated for the next two years to the translation of German books into Greek.

Exhibitions – Homage to Yannis BehrakisThe 16th Thessaloniki Book Fair also includes a large number of exhibitions. Not to be missed is the photo exhibition in memory of Pulitzer winning Reuters photojournalist Yannis Behrakis, who died recently; a man who featured the crucial moments of the refugee crisis through his capturing images. The exhibition is comprised of material granted from the Reuters agency, where Behrakis worked for more than three decades.

Other exhibitions involve: a part of the exhibition “Fighting for Peace: Greece-Italy-Spain in the 1980s,” organized by the Hellenic Parliament Foundation, a group exhibition of twelve artists and poets under the title “Thinking together” organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the exhibition “Souvenirs de Salonique: French Stories from the past and the present” staged by the French Institute of Thessaloniki, an exhibition of awarded book illustrations in cooperation with the Greek Graphic Design and Illustration Awards (EBGE) and the Thessaloniki Design Week.

TBF VISITORS, WHO TAKE A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING TOPICS, CAN ALSO VISIT THE FOLLOWING EXHIBITIONS ORGANIZED BY VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS:Sketch Exhibition: “Faces of Cervantes”The exhibition pays homage to the most significant writer of the Spanish language, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, displaying 33 caricatures out of the exhibition “A Hundred Faces of Cervantes,” –consisting of 100 caricatures created by 100 different artists from all over the world– which will be displayed in full in Athens (June 8-30, 2019) at the XI Literatura en Atenas (LEA) Festival.

“What is a Unicorn?” – An Exhibition of Literary DefinitionsIn the context of the 16th TBF and “The Woman Man: Gender and Literary Performance” festival, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture organizes an extraordinary exhibition of literary definitions, whose starting point lies in our conceptions of gender and identity, fantasy and reality. Ten writers of various nationalities provide their literary definitions of the concept of the mythical creature called Unicorn shedding light on its unique magical properties.

Exhibition: "M. Triantaphyllidis, the Linguist who Fought for the Modern Greek Language (1883 – 1959)"Archival Material Exhibition

Exhibition: “1939-2019: 80 Years of History of the Municipal Library of Thessaloniki”Archival Material Exhibition

Portrait Photography Exhibition: 14 Modern Greek Writers Honored in the TBF

Main TopicThe main topic of the 16th TBF is “The Crowd as a Protagonist in Literature and History.” In most cases, the crowd has been portrayed as a silent presence. Sometimes, however, it has come dynamically into the foreground. This thematic approach seeks to establish the role of the crowd, either as a background actor or, rather, as a protagonist on the social stage. It aspires to detect the way that literature and historical research have dealt with the crowd throughout time, while attempting to highlight the crucial ideological conflict of our day and age; namely, the one between the advocates of collective action –and consequently of social solidarity practices– and the supporters of individualism. In other words, it demonstrates the controversy between the proponents of civil society and those who believe that there is no society at all, just mere individuals.

Furthermore, the 16th TBF focuses on the following thematic areas:Literature and MemoryLiterature as a vehicle of the collective, individual and cultural memory defines the historical consciousness and consequently our present. Within this context, a number of events will take place, such as a tribute to the literary satire entitled “Satire Smile and Remembrance” on the occasion of the death or birth anniversaries of Georgios Souris, Nikos Tsiforos, Dimitris Psathas, Kleanthis Triantafyllou. In view of the thematic framework “Literature and Thessaloniki,” there will be events dedicated to Nikos Bakolas, Leonidas Christakis and Kostis Moskof. With regard to the thematic area “Writing and Politics,” attention will be focused on the works of Michalis Katsaros, Elli Pappa, Nikos Nikolaidis, Miltos Sachtouris. Last but not least, the works of Maria Iordanidou, Dido Sotiriou and Margarita Lyberaki will be presented and discussed upon in the thematic cluster “Women Greek Writers in the 20th Century.”Distinct homage will be paid to the linguistic contributions of Manolis Triantaphyllidis, as 60 years have passed since his death.

“I, the Woman Man”* - Gender and Literary PerformanceDoes gender identity come naturally? How do contemporary writers and performers perceive the concept of gender? Do performative acts contain a political dimension that could function as a resistance to the norms and lead to the individual’s happiness? Is there a women’s literature? The relation of books to the performing arts and more specifically to performance will be presented through avant-garde readings, interactive workshops, theatrical adaptations of works of prose and verse, and actions based on classical or more recent literary works. *Title of a Poem by Zoe Karelli

Imagine All the People: A Tribute to the Refugee ExperienceFor the fourth consecutive year, the program of the TBF incorporates actions, experiential workshops and book presentations for both children and adults, whose main focus will be the refugees’ way of living, their voice, their needs, and their contribution to our country. Regarding this crucial issue, the 16th TBF has cooperated with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Greece, which will stage four workshops with refugee children and one event with the participation of Philippe Leclerc, the head of the UNHCR Greek office.

Children and Teenagers’ CornerAs is the case with the previous years, the events destined for children, teenagers and educators constitute one of the most powerful attractions of the TBF. Since its main objective is to make children, teenagers and educators familiar with engaged reading, the Thessaloniki Book Fair organizes various events, that involve not only presentations of recently published books, but also discussions of critical issues pertaining to the school and social life of all parties of the education process, the parents and of course the children and teenagers.

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ROUND TABLEThe Refugee Experience as a Source of Inspiration and Literary CreationSPEAKERS: Philippe Leclerc, head of the UNHCR Greek office, Ali Bader, writer, Aris Fioretos, writer.

MODERATOR: Theodora Avgeri, journalist.

ORGANIZATION: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) GREECE / HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE / GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR GREEKS ABROAD

Inauguration Ceremony of the Greece-Russia Year of Language and LiteratureIn the context of the mutual cooperation between the two countries

the Year of Language and Literature will be inaugurated, which will be

concluded at the 33rd Moscow International Book Fair in September

2020.

Welcome address speeches will be delivered by official representatives

from Greece and Russia.

ORGANIZATION: HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE / RUSSIA OFFICIAL PARTICIPATION

THURSDAY, MAY 918:00-19:00

“DON QUIXOTE” PRESENTATION HALL

PAVILION 14


“DIDO SOTIRIOU” HALL

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OPENING CEREMONY OF THE

20:00 - 21:30

THE BOOK FAIR WILL BE FORMALLY INAUGURATED BY PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC PARLIAMENT MR. NIKOS VOUTSIS.The event will begin with dramatized excerpts from selected novels of Éric Vuillard and Andreas Fragias

alluding to the main topic of the Book Fair “The Crowd as a Protagonist in Literature and History”

enacted by a group of students of the Drama School of the National Theatre of Northern Greece under

the directing commands of Yannis Rigas, director of the school.

PARTICIPANTS: Panagiotis Giziotis, Anastasia Ithakisiou, Myrsini Karmatzoglou, Ioanna Konstantinou,

Viktoras Benouzilio, Elisavet Nikolaidou, Alexandros Piechoviak, Giorgos Skarlatos, Angelina Tersenidou,

Rafaela Tsobanoudi, Alexandros Tomadakis.

Aleksey Varlamov – Sergei Shargunov: Discussion about the Russian LiteratureMODERATOR: Dimitris Fotiadis, Department of International Relations, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

ORGANIZATION: READ RUSSIA / RUSSIA NATIONAL PARTICIPATION

DISCUSSION

Modern and Ancient Greek Language and Literature Publications by the National Center for Translation in EgyptSPEAKERS: Tammy Mahmoud, Public Relations and Marketing director, Khaled Rauf, translator, Dr. Hisham Hassan, translator & Greek teacher.

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSLATION IN EGYPT

BOOK PRESENTATIONHubris, by Dubravka LalitsSPEAKERS: Dubravka Lalits, writer, Zizi Salimba, historian, publisher.

ORGANIZATION: THINES PUBLICATIONS / DELEGATION OF THE SERBIAN DEMOCRACY OF BOSNIA

DISCUSSIONCelebration of the 650th Birth Anniversary of Seyyid Imadeddin NasimiORGANIZATION: EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN IN THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Greek-Russian Linguistic, Music and Literary RelationsSPEAKERS: Α. Dafnomilis, president of ESBE & MEBE, A. Bousdoukis, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, S. Delivogiatzis, Professor of Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, N. Souponitskaya, PhD Candidate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, director of the Thessaloniki Russian Center of the “RUSSKIY MIR” Foundation, digital branch of the State Russian Museum St. Petersburg, A. Pimenova, member of the Union of Russian Writers of the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. Translation: Andreas Souponitski, representative of Trinity College Dublin.

ORGANIZATION: THESSALONIKI RUSSIAN CENTER OF THE RUSSKIY MIR FOUNDATION – DIGITAL BRANCH OF THE STATE RUSSIAN MUSEUM ST. PETERSBURG, ΕSΒΕ & ΜΕΒΕ

PRESENTATION - DISCUSSIONBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Poet of Politics SPEAKER: Mohammed Jashim Uddin, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Poet of HumanitySPEAKER: Mohammed Khaled, consultant of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

ORGANIZATION: EMBASSY OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Events with Foreign Writers / Participants

THURSDAY, MAY 9 15:00-16:00

“DIDO SOTIRIOU” PRESENTATION HALL

PAVILION 13

THURSDAY, MAY 9 16:00-17:00

HFC PRESENTATION HALL

PAVILION 15


MONOKEROS PRESENTATION HALL

PAVILION 14


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DISCUSSIONIdea Vilariňo: Nobody Gets Scared by Death Under the Sun SPEAKERS: Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer, Elena Stagouraki, translator.

MODERATOR: Lena Matsiori, event coordinator of the Spanish-speaking world thematic area.

ORGANIZATION: HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

DISCUSSIONThe Refugee Experience from the Writers’ ViewpointSPEAKERS: Panos Karnezis, writer, Aris Fioretos, writer, Dulce Maria Cardoso, writer, Dubravka Lalits, writer, Nikos Pratsinis, translator.

ORGANIZATION: HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE / GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR GREEKS ABROAD

PRESENTATION-DISCUSSIONLitrix.de: A Guide for Taking a Tour in the World of Books: Presentation of the Program for the Dissemination of the Contemporary German Language Literature SPEAKERS: Christos Asteriou, writer, Marina Agathangelidou, theater specialist, translator, both members of the German-Greek Jury of Litrix in Greece, Dr. Anne-Bitt Gerecke, Program Director, Christine Tzimis, coordinator of the “Special-focus Language 2019 and 2020: Greek” Program of Litrix.

ORGANIZATION: GOETHE-INSTITUT ATHEN / LITRIX.DE

BOOK PRESENTATIONFRAGMENTS. Nouvelles et récits de GrèceSPEAKERS: Vera Michalski-Hoffmann, Unesco Goodwill Ambassador and director of the Libella Publishing House, Catherine Fragou, director of the Iris Literary Agency and copy editor, Lucile Arnoux-Farnoux, translator and Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Tours, Anne-Laure Brisac, translator, publisher and scientific assistant of the National Library of France concerning the Greek Book issues, Christos Chrysopoulos, writer, Maria Fakinou, writer, Minos Efstathiadis, writer.

ORGANIZATION: BUCHET CHASTEL PUBLICATIONS / FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI / FRENCH INSTITUTE IN GREECE

BOOK PRESENTATION-DISCUSSIONDer große Plan (The Big Plan), by Wolfgang SchorlauSPEAKER: Wolfgang Schorlau, writer.

MODERATOR: Spyros Moskovou (Deutsche Welle).

ORGANIZATION: GOETHE-INSTITUT THESSALONIKI

BOOK PRESENTATION The Ingenious Language (La lingua geniale) and The Heroic Measure (La misura eroica) by Andrea MarcolongoSPEAKERS: Andrea Marcolongo, writer, Evina Sistakou, Professor of Ancient Greek Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Michalis Chrysanthopoulos, Professor of General and Comparative Literature, School of Philology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

ORGANIZATION: PATAKIS PUBLISHERS / ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE OF ATHENS

FRIDAY, MAY 1016:00-17:00


PAVILION 14

FRIDAY, MAY 1016:00-17:00


PAVILION 13

FRIDAY, MAY 1017:00-18:00

THE GALLERY PRESENTATION HALL

PAVILION 15

FRIDAY, MAY 1017:00-18:00


PAVILION 15

FRIDAY, MAY 1018:00-19:00


PAVILION 15

FRIDAY, MAY 1018:00-19:00


PAVILION 13

THE-BOOK: SEMINAR ON THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK“The Future has come: New Business Models in the Global Book Market”This seminar, addressed to the professionals of the book industry,

focuses on international market issues, the modern business models,

the new technologies, the new trends and the prospects of a market

under constant development. Publishing experts from seven countries,

such as UK, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden and Turkey will

participate in the seminar.

SPEAKERS: Carlo Carrenho, Michael Bhaskar, Giacomo D’ Angelo, Michalis Kalamaras, Antonis Karatzas, Mattias Lundgren, Nikos Argyris, Argyris Kastaniotis, Sokratis Kambouropoulos, Philippa Malicka, Nazli Berivan Ak, Angela Staudt, Ivan Sršen, Katerina Frangou, Evangelia Avloniki, Nicola Bieg, Gamze Erenturk, Periklis Douvitsas, Nestoras Poulakos.

ORGANIZATION: HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE / WITH THE SUPPORT OF OSDEL (GREEK COLLECTING SOCIETY FOR LITERARY WORKS) / HELEXPO

Yury Nechiporenko: Children’s Literature in the Contemporary WorldORGANIZATION: RUSSIAN INSTITUTE FOR LITERARY TRANSLATION

ROUND TABLEAnthologies of Young Poets (www.youngpoets.eu): The cases of Slovakia and SloveniaSPEAKERS: Literary critic Dimos Chloptsioudis will present the Anthology of Young Slovak poets. Slovak poet Eva Tomkuliaková will read some of her poems. Literary critic Lilia Tsouva will present the Anthology of Young Slovenian Poets. Slovenian poet Aljaž Κοprivnikar will read part of his poems. Actor Angelos Kourepis will read poems from both Anthologies in Greek.

ORGANIZATION: VAKXIKON PUBLICATIONS / EMBASSY OF SLOVENIA / JAK RS-SLOVENIAN BOOK AGENCY / SLOLIA-CENTER FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE SLOVAK LITERATURE

DISCUSSIONThe Portuguese Language: A European Window to non-European Literatures SPEAKERS: Dulce Maria Cardoso, writer, Jose Luis Peixoto, writer, Nikos Pratsinis, translator.


BOOK PRESENTATIONCinco Horas con Mario (Five Hours with Mario), by Miguel DelibesSPEAKERS: Roberto Garcia de Mesa, writer, Konstantinos Palaiologos, translator, Associate Professor, Department of Italian Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

ORGANIZATION: POTAMOS PUBLISHERS

FRIDAY, MAY 1010:00-16:00


PAVILION 14

FRIDAY, MAY 1012:00-13:00

LITERARY CAFÉPAVILION 13

FRIDAY, MAY 10,13:00-14:00

COSMOS PRESENTATION HAL

PAVILION 13

FRIDAY, MAY 1014:00-15:00


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FRIDAY, MAY 1015:00-16:00


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BOOK PRESENTATION-DISCUSSION“Memory, speak out”: Reading an Abstract from the Graphic Novel Nieder mit Hitler! Oder warum Karl kein Radfahrer sein wollte (Down with Hitler! Or why Carl didn’t want to ride a bicycle!)SPEAKERS: Jochen Voit, historian, writer, Hamed Eshrat, illustrator, Christos Asteriou, writer, translator.

ORGANIZATION: GOETHE-INSTITUT ATHEN / LITRIX.DE

A Discussion about the European Presence of Kostas AxelosSPEAKERS: Claude Roëls, translator, Professor of Philosophy, Katerina Daskalaki, writer, translator.

ORGANIZATION: FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI

DISCUSSIONCharacteristics of the Crowd: From the French Revolution to the Yellow Vests MovementSPEAKERS: Éric Vuillard, writer, Kostas Gaganakis, Associate Professor of Early Modern European History, Department of History & Archaeology, School of Philosophy, University of Athens.

MODERATOR: Manolis Piblis, journalist, director of TBF.


BOOK PRESENTATION – DISCUSSION“The Writer’s Woes and the Triumph of Writing”A talk by Asli Erdoǧan followed by a discussion based on her books

The City in Crimson Cloak, In the Silence of Life and The Miraculous

Mandarin.

PARTICIPANTS: Aslɪ Erdoǧan, writer, Lizzy Tsirimokou, Professor Emeritus of General and Comparative Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Spyros Giannaras, writer and translator.

ORGANIZATION: POTAMOS PUBLISHERS

DISCUSSIONCervantes and GreeceSPEAKER: Pedro Olalla, writer.


BOOK PRESENTATION - DISCUSSIONTöchter (Daughters), by Lucy FrickeSPEAKERS: Lucy Fricke, writer, Theo Votsos, translator.

ORGANIZATION: GOETHE-INSTITUT THESSALONIKI

DISCUSSIONThe New PopulismsSPEAKERS: Jean Quatremer, writer, journalist, Elias Kouskouvelis, Professor of International and European Studies at the University of Macedonia, head of the International Relations and European Integration Workshop, Yannis Konstantinidis, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Macedonia.

MODERATOR: Christina Tachiaou, journalist.


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BOOK PRESENTATION - DISCUSSIONIl faut achever l’Euro, by Jean QuatremerMODERATOR: Moisis Sidiropoulos, professor of Macroeconomics of Faculty of Economics and of Management at the University of Strasbourg and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

ORGANIZATION: FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI / POIKILI STOA PUBLISHERS

BOOK PRESENTATION-DISCUSSIONPresentation of Éric Vuillard BooksThe Order of the Day (L’ Ordre du jour), Congo, 14 juilletSPEAKERS: Éric Vuillard, writer, Kostas Athanasiou, translator, Manolis Piblis, journalist, translator.

ORGANIZATION: POLIS PUBLISHERS

DISCUSSION – FIRST MEETING WITH A WRITERClare Mackintosh: The New Star of the British Crime FictionSPEAKERS: Clare Mackintosh, writer, Vassia Tzanakari, translator, writer.

ORGANIZATION: METAICHMIO PUBLICATIONS / BRITISH COUNCIL

ROUND TABLEBalkaNoir: Crime Fiction in the Balkans or Balkan Crime Fiction? SPEAKERS: Ivan Sršen, publisher, writer (Croatia), Bogdan Hrib, publisher, writer, former president of the Union of Romanian Crime Fiction Writers, Emanuel Ikonomov, publisher, former president of the Union of the Bulgarian Crime Fiction Writers, Nazli Berivan Ak, copy editor (Turkey), Vassilis Danellis, writer, co-editor of BalkaNoir short story collection, secretary of the Greek Club of Crime Writers.

MODERATOR: Grigoris Bekos, journalist, director of the Foreign Literature Department of Kastaniotis Editions.

ORGANIZATION: GREEK CLUB OF CRIME WRITERS

BOOK PRESENTATIONRomâni la Paris, by Louis Monier and Basarab NicolescuSPEAKERS: Sabina Somăcescu, Consul General of Romania in Thessaloniki, Lucian Dindirică, translator, Apostolos Patelakis, historian, Basarab Nicolescu, writer.

ORGANIZATION: CONSULATE GENERAL OF ROMANIA IN THESSALONIKI

A Tribute to Amos OzSPEAKERS: Fania Oz-Salzberger, writer, Grigoris Bekos, journalist, director of the Foreign Literature Department of Kastaniotis Editions.

ORGANIZATION: EMBASSY OF ISRAEL IN GREECE / KASTANIOTIS EDITIONS

DISCUSSIONRoque Dalton: “I have this wild itch to laugh/ or kill myself”SPEAKERS: Jorge Galán, writer, Kostas Athanasiou, translator.


FRIDAY, MAY 1019:00-20:00


PAVILION 14

FRIDAY, MAY 1020:00-21:00


PAVILION 14

FRIDAY, MAY 1020:00-21:00


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FRIDAY, MAY 1021:00-22:00


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EVENTS WITH FOREIGN WRITERS / PARTICIPANTS

BOOK PRESENTATION - DISCUSSIONCe que je sais de Vera Candida (All I Know about Vera Candida) by Véronique OvaldéSPEAKER: Véronique Ovaldé, writer.

MODERATOR: Dr. Katerina Spyropoulou, Universitéé de Paris XIII, translator, communication director at the French Institute of Thessaloniki.

ORGANIZATION: FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI / FRENCH INSTITUTE OF GREECE

BOOK PRESENTATIONDays in Greece, by Roberto García de MesaPresentation of the books La edad del frio, Razón y canibalismo and

Los cuerpos remotos.

SPEAKERS: Roberto García de Mesa, writer, Ifigenia Doumi, translator, Minos Efstathiadis, writer, Konstantinos Palaiologos, Associate Professor at the Department of Italian Literature of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

ORGANIZATION: BIBLIOTHEQUE PUBLICATIONS

BOOK PRESENTATION-DISCUSSIONPresentation of László Krasznahorkai’s books: War and War (Háború és Háború), The Melancholy of Resistance (Az ellenállás melankóliája), Satantango and Seiobo There Below (Seiobo járt odalent)SPEAKERS: László Krasznahorkai, Mickela Chartoulari, journalist and book critic.

ORGANIZATION: POLIS PUBLISHERS / HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

BOOK PRESENTATION - DISCUSSIONMaman a tort, by Michel BussiSPEAKER: Michel Bussi, writer, political analyst and Professor of Geography at the University of Rouen, researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).

MODERATOR: Petros Martinidis, writer, Professor Emeritus at the School of Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

ORGANIZATION: FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI / PATAKIS PUBLISHERS

DISCUSSIONThe Crowd in the Square. A Memory of a Lost Community?SPEAKERS: Santiago Gamboa, writer (Colombia), Aslɪ Erdoǧan, writer (Turkey), Pedro Olalla, writer (Spain).

MODERATOR: Petros Markaris, writer.


DISCUSSIONHistorical Memory and SilenceSPEAKERS: Jorge Galán, writer, Santiago Gamboa, writer, Hector Faciolince, writer.

MODERATOR: Kostas Athanasiou, translator.


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BOOK PRESENTATIONItinerarii românești (Romanian Itineraries) by Victor IvanoviciSPEAKERS: Sabina Somăcescu, Consul General of Romania in Thessaloniki, Apostolos Patelakis, historian, Αntonia Vancea, translator.

ORGANIZATION: CONSULATE GENERAL OF ROMANIA IN THESSALONIKI / EDITURA MLR - MUZEUL LITERATURII ROMÂNE

BOOK PRESENTATIONLe sac à trous de ZouzouMaïté Laboudigue, Evi GerokostaFOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

ORGANIZATION: FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI, KOKKINI KLOSTI BOOKS

BOOK PRESENTATIONDer kleine Drache Kokonuss (The Little Dragon Coconut), by Ingo SiegnerThere will be interpretation from German into Greek.

FOR CHILDREN FROM 5 YEARS OF AGE.

ORGANIZATION: GOETHE-INSTITUT THESSALONIKI / METAICHMIO PUBLICATIONS

DISCUSSIONThe Atlantic has Two Shores: Contemporary Spanish Language Poetry and Fiction SPEAKERS: Vicente Piqueras, writer, Santiago Gamboa, writer.

MODERATOR: Thalia Karamolegkou, journalist.


PERFORMANCE-DISCUSSIONThe Book of Thoughts: First Meeting with Irish-Nigerian Poet Felicia OlusanyaPARTICIPANTS: Felicia Olusanya, poet, spoken word artist, Yannis Doukas, poet.

ORGANIZATION: HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE / EMBASSY OF IRELAND

DISCUSSION“Small Languages” and LiteratureSPEAKERS: Gabrine Ubeda, writer, Minos Efstathiadis, writer.

MODERATOR: Nikos Kourmoulis, journalist.

ORGANIZATION: ETXEPARE BASQUE INSTITUTE / HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

DISCUSSIONThe Crime Novel of Flavors and StarvationSPEAKERS: Alejandro Gallo, writer, Petros Markaris, writer.



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ROUND TABLEPoetry from all over the world: Peter Sragher (Romania), Aljaž Koprivnikar (Slovenia), Roberto García de Mesa (Spain)SPEAKERS: Poet Yiorgis Exarchos will present the poetry collection Akropolis Urcarea by Peter Sragher. Peter Sragher will read some of his poems. Poet Androniki Dimitriadou will present the poetry collection Anatomy by Aljaž Koprivnikar. Aljaž Koprivnikar will read some of his poems. Literary critic Lilia Tsouva will present the poetry collection Superficie de contacto/ Retórica by Roberto García de Mesa. Roberto García de Mesa will read his poems. Actress Achillia Papaioannou will read poems from all three poetry collections in Greek.

ORGANIZATION: VAKXIKON PUBLICATIONS / EMBASSY OF SLOVENIA / JAK RS-SLOVENIAN BOOK AGENCY / CANARIS CREA

POETRY STANDPoetry traffickingPoetry reading by Croatian, Slovenian and Greek poets of the youngest

generation.

POETRY READING: Mikko Viljanen (Finland), Aljaž Koprivnikar, Kaja Teržan (Slovia), Marija Dejanović, Dinko Kreho, Lara Mitrakovic (Croatia), Rania Karachaliou, Nikolas Koutsodontis, Akis Parafelas.

PRESENTATION: Thanos Gogos, poet, publisher of the Thraca literary journal, Katerina Iliopoulou, poet, organizer of the Young Writers’ Festival .

ORGANIZATION: SANDORF PUBLICATIONS / THRACA PUBLICATIONS / HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

PRESENTATION-DISCUSSIONThe New Literary Scene in Croatia, IIPARTICIPANTS: Maja Klarić, Marija Dejanović, Dinko Kreho. An address speech will be delivered by the Ambassador of Croatia in Greece, Mr. Aleksandar Sunko.

MODERATORS: Ivan Sršen, writer, publication editor at Sandorf Publications, Thanos Gogos, poet, publisher of Thraca literary journal.

ORGANIZATION: MINISTRY OF CULTURE IN CROATIA – MUNICIPALITY OF ZAGREB/ SANDORF PUBLICATIONS / HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

BOOK PRESENTATIONFamilia Moruzi din Trapezunt. Scurt studiu genealogic (Mourouzi Family of Trapezunt: A Genealogical Study), (2019) by Florin MarinescuSPEAKERS: Sabina Somăcescu, Consul General of Romania in Thessaloniki, Apostolos Patelakis, historian, Ciprian Suciu, professor, Florin Marinescu, writer.

ORGANIZATION: CONSULATE GENERAL OF ROMANIA IN THESSALONIKI

BOOK PRESENTATIONBelly up, by Rita BullwinkelSPEAKERS: Rita Bullwinkel, writer, Maria Christou, translator, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, writer.

ORGANIZATION: CHARAMADA PUBLISHING COMPANY

Day of the Accident, by Nuala EllwoodFirst Meeting with the award-winning writer, Nuala Ellwood,

(Observer’s New Faces of Fiction 2017) on occasion of her new book.

SPEAKERS: Nuala Ellwood, writer, Dimitris Karathanos, journalist.

ORGANIZATION: BELL PUBLICATIONS

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DISCUSSION – FIRST MEETING WITH A WRITERHarald Gilbers: The German writer who artfully pairs history off with the thrillerSPEAKERS: Harald Gilbers, writer, Kostas Kalfopoulos, writer.

ORGANIZATION: METAICHMIO PUBLICATIONS

BOOK PRESENTATIONJeu du Monde, by Kostas AxelosSPEAKERS: Alexandra Deligiorgi, writer, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, School of Philosophy and Education of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Dimitris Dimitriadis, writer, Claude Roëls, professor of Philosophy.

ORGANIZATION: HESTIA PUBLISHERS

BOOK PRESENTATION-DISCUSSIONLe bureau des jardins et des étangs, του Didier DecoinSPEAKER: Didier Decoin, writer, screenwriter.

MODERATOR: Liza Siola, publisher of the books of Didier Decoin.


DISCUSSIONUlysses’ ShelterPresentation of the “Ulysses Shelter Project” of transnational circular

mobility (December 2018-September 2019), a one-year writer-

in-residence network in European countries for young authors,

translators, editors and publishers within the framework of Creative

Europe program. It has been implemented by Sandorf publishing

house and literary agency in Zagreb, the Writers' Union in Ljubljana,

Slovenia, and by the Thraca Publications in Larissa, in collaboration

with the Department of Culture and Sciences of the Municipality of

Larissa. It is under the the auspices of the Region of Thessaly. (Valuable

Supporter: GREEK COLLECTING SOCIETY FOR LITERARY WORKS,

Donator: Stavros Niarchos Foundation).

SPEAKERS: Aljaž Koprivnikar, poet (Slovenia), Ivan Sršen, writer, publication editor at Sandorf (Croatia), Lara Mitrakovic, poet (Croatia), Christos Armando Gezos, poet, Thanos Gogos, poet, publisher of the Thraca literary journal, Panos Sapkas, Deputy Mayor for Culture and Sciences at the Municipality of Larissa. Aleksandar Sunko, the Ambassador of Croatia in Greece, will deliver a welcome address speech.

ORGANIZATION: SANDORF PUBLICATIONS / THRACA PUBLICATIONS / HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

BOOK PRESENTATION – DISCUSSIONDe l’ Asie Mineure à la Turquie: minorités, homogénéisation ethnonationale, diasporas by Michel BruneauSPEAKER: Michel Bruneau, writer, geographer.

MODERATOR: Despoina Koltsida, translator, philologist, teacher.

ORGANIZATION: FRENCH INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI / KYRIAKIDIS PUBLICATIONS

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ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ – 10 ΜΑΪΟΥ

HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

Events Organized by the HFC Branches Abroad



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DISCUSSIONGreek Language Teaching at the HFC BranchesTeaching the Greek language constitutes a primary pursuit of the

Hellenic Foundation for Culture, and consequently, its branches

abroad in cooperation with the Centre for the Greek language offer

Greek language courses that lead to the certification of all levels of

learning. These courses form part of a policy for the dissemination

of the Greek language, in conjunction with local institutions and

foundations and by carrying out common actions with them (schools,

universities, libraries etc.).

SPEAKERS: Aliki Kefalogianni, director of HFC Trieste Branch, Nanuška Podkoviroff, HFC Odessa Branch, Gordana Radakovic, HFC Belgrade Branch, Khaled Rauf, HFC Alexandria Branch. Intervention from Giorgos Papanastasiou, director of Institute of Modern Greek Studies (Manolis Triantaphyllidis Foundation), member of the HFC Executive Board.

MODERATOR: Yiorgos Chouliaras, president of the Hellenic Authors’ Society.


CAVAFY SYMPOSIUM 2019In 2017, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture, in cooperation with

various institutions from Egypt and Greece, led the initiative to revive

the Cavafy Symposium, an international meeting in Cavafy’s place

of birth. The Symposium has been organized in memory of Kostis

Moskof, who initiated the Cavafy Symposia. The next meeting will be

held in Alexandria and Cairo in fall 2019.

SPEAKERS: Constantinos Tsoukalas, President of HFC, Stavroula Spanoudi, director of HFC Branch in Alexandria.



DISCUSSION1821-2021In 2021, the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution will be

commemorated. The Hellenic Foundation for Culture, in cooperation

with universities and other institutions, has undertaken the initiative

to stage a number of events abroad that will shed light on the

international resonance of the revolution. The rationale and the

individual initiatives will be presented by the President of HFC and

members of the scientific advisory committee which consisting of

historians.

SPEAKERS: Constantinos Tsoukalas, President of HFC, Anda Dialla, Associate Professor of Athens School of Fine Arts, Anna Karakatsouli, Associate Professor of European History, University of Athens, Michalis Sotiropoulos, historian.



FRIDAY, MAY 1022:00

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«Before the book» (3rd cycle)A literary reading of yet unpublished poetry from Greek writers

(Yiorgos Allissanoglou, Irini Vakalopoulou, Irini Giannaki, Mysini Gana,

Irini Gotsiou, Christos Diamantis, Christos Koltsidas, Christos Martinis,

Nektaria Mendrinou, Ifigeneia Ntoumi, Christos Siorikis, Kyriakos

Syfiltzoglou, Georgia Trouli, Maria Foutzitzi, Marios Chantziprokopiou)

and writers from Finland (Mikko Viljanen), Croatia ( Ivan Sršen,

Maja Klarić, Lara Mitrakovic), and Slovenia (Aljaz Koprivnikar).

ORGANIZATION: THRACA PUBLICATIONS / SAIXPIRIKON PUBLICATIONS / HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE

Parallel events in the city

PRESIDENT: Constantinos Tsoukalas ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Constantinos Tsoukalas, President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture Elias Nikolakopoulos, Vice-President of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture Ioulia Skounaki, Treasurer of the Hellenic Foundation for Culture Anastasios Tzikas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TIF-Helexpo Elli Chrisidou, Deputy Mayor for Culture of the City of Thessaloniki Nestoras Poulakos, Representative of the Greek Publishers PROJECT TEAM Director: Manolis Piblis Coordinator/ Project Production Coordinator: Nopi Chatzigeorgiou Architectural Design: Katerina Kouskoura Cultural Program Organization: Vassilis Kimoulis Children & Teenager Book Events: Evi Gerokosta Τhematic Event Organization: Pavlina ChatzigeorgiouEvent Coordinator for the “Spanish Speaking World:” Lena MatsioriNew Writers’ Festival: Katerina Iliopoulou Translation Festival: Avgi DafereraProfessional Program Organization: Nopi Chatzigeorgiou Press Center: Kiriaki Tsolaki Public Relations: Despina Dimitriadou Communications Consultant: Mary KritikouTechnical Support-Website: Lefteris Bletsas Translation: Anastasia Lampropoulou Editing and Proofreading: Gerasimos KyriakatosGraphic Design: FAze Design Handout Layout: Katerina DanaliSocial Media Management: Department of Digital Media and Communication, Western Macedonia University of Applied SciencesOrganization and Promotion of HFC: Marianna Sotiropoulou, Eleni Soukouroglou

With the support of THE HELLENIC PARLIAMENT Under the auspices and the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports (Directorate of Letters) The event is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund in the framework of the Regional Operational Program of Central Macedonia 2014-2020.

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