World Literature Weekend This Friday & Sunday
17-Jun-2011|
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The third annual World Literature Weekend takes place Friday 17 to Sunday 19 June, esteemed writers and translators from across the world are going to Bloomsbury to participate in what is sure to be a brilliant festival. |
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Some events are already sold out and some of them only have a few tickets left. So if you want to see Cees Nooteboom in conversation with A.S. Byatt, Manuel Rivas’ talk on his new novel Books Burn Badly, Dutch poet Laureate Ramsey Nasr in conversation with Ruth Padel, leading Catalonian authors discussing their language and history, Javier Cercas discussing his books, a thrilling live translation with Shaun Whiteside, Mike Mitchell, Daniel Kehlmann and Daniel Hahn as well as a scintillating talk on Crime Fiction, among other events and talks, then: |
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Finally, the festival will give you the opportunity to share your thoughts and experiences with other event attendees at two live music evenings with international flair in the unique setting of the Horse Hospital. |

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