Publishers’ Forum program: where to go at the festival
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The 31st Lviv BookForum announced the official program of the festival. These are about 150 events of the main program and events from publishers and partners during the course October 3-6.
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About this UP. Culture reported in the press service of the Forum of Publishers.
Visitors are waiting 30 events of the curatorial program BookForum and 120 events from publishing houses and partnerswhich will take place in the center of Lviv. The organizers promise to tell about them later.
Participants from 18 countries will take part in the festival: Bulgaria, Brazil, Great Britain, Israel, India, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, Serbia, USA, Ukraine, Finland, Croatia.
“The ongoing war is only part of this story. By joining Lviv BookForum, we help people outside of Ukraine to learn more about it. I am honored to be a part of this process”— the Finnish writer comments on her participation in the festival Sophie Oksanen.
Among the main events:
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A public conversation with Salman Rushdie, discussion of his new book “Knife” with the participation of a Ukrainian writer Oleksandr Mykhed
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Debate “Democracy 2024: Does my vote count?” with the participation of a Mexican writer and journalist Lidia Kachoan American journalist Terrell Jermaine Starra Nigerian poet and activist Lola Shoneinhuman rights defenders, laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize (2022) Oleksandra Matviychuk
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Debate “Civil Society: The Power of Resilience and What We’re Missing” with the deputy general director of the Ukrainian Institute Alim Aliyevpresident of the Ukrainian PEN Volodymyr Yermolenkowriter and musician Serhiy Zhadandirector of “Art Arsenal” Olesya Ostrovskaya-Lyutadeputy executive director of the International Renaissance Foundation Inna Podluska
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Public talk of the Bulgarian writer Georgiy Gospodinov with the writer, author of the Dictionary of War, translator of the Ukrainian edition Ostap Slyvinskyi
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Discussion “Genocides in the history of humanity and Ukraine: memory, memorialization and modern challenges” with an American historian Norman Naimark and Ukrainian historian Lyudmila Hrynevych
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Conversation “Let go of the past: what is the anti-colonial struggle” with an Indian scientist Gayatri Chakravorty Singer and Brazilian philosophy Jamile Ribeiro with participation Lola Shonein and Oksana Zabuzhkowhich will be conducted by a philosopher Vakhtang Kebuladze
“Speakers from around the world will continue to testify in support of Ukraine and talk about Russia’s war against Ukraine. Anti-colonial processes, activism, coverage of war crimes – these are the topics we will touch on this year.” – said the program director Lviv Book Forum Sofia Chelyak.
In addition, there will be discussions with the participation of the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Oscar Vasylisa Stepanenkoeditor-in-chief of the New Yorker David Rymnikwriter and military serviceman Artem Chechwriters and translators Sofia Andruhovychauthor of the bestselling book about children who try to be gentler than their parents, Bova Bjergainvestigative journalists from Mexico Lidia Kacho.
You can view the entire program here.
BookForum also traditionally prepares a special for the youngest visitors children’s program and for all connoisseurs — a favorite Night of poetry.
Live events will take place in Lviv, in the Powder Tower and at partner locations. Online broadcasts in Ukrainian can be viewed at YouTube BookForum.
In English with Spanish, French and German subtitles, you can join the broadcast on the Vimeo channel HAY Festival.
