Fifth Wave is a new literary magazine bringing together Russian writers and poets in exile to provide a space for them to publish independent work
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Wednesday 1 November
20.00 - 22.00
Spiegeltent
Fifth Wave: an evening of independent Russian literature
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Thursday 2 November
YOU’LL HAVE TO SCREAM LOUDER
19:00 - 01:00
Theater De Regentes, openingsevent in Nest
Programme with Dutch speaking talent: poetry, spoken word and music.
Lisette Ma Neza & The Poetry Band
De mythische verschijning van Lisette Ma Neza & The Poetry Band weten met muziek, poëzie en film keer op keer de keel te grijpen.
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ART HARDER
De samenkomst van woord en andere kunstdisciplines wordt omarmt tijdens deze unieke comeback van het platform ART HARDER. Met Joshua Snijders, Bahghi, Benzokarim en XILLAN
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Yousra Benfquih
Yousra Benfquih is een van de belangrijke stemmen op de Vlaamse woordpodia. Met een oog voor onderzoek en rake verhalen kerft zij haar plek in de woordkunst.
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Chelsy Valentina
De nieuwe stem van Den Haag, doet de toeren als jonge stadsdichter. Chelsy Valentina deelt met haar gedichten een fris geluid dat gehoord moet worden.
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Maite Vanthournout
Maite Vanhournout is een schrijver die in zowel haar korte verhalen als essays geen detail voorbij gaat en nu op het punt staat haar werk met een breder publiek te delen.
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AudioCollectief SCHIK in gesprek met Lin An Phoa
AudioCollectief SCHIK komt met een nieuwe podcast reeks, De Erfenis. In gesprek met Lin An Phoa vertellen zij hoe ze familiegeschiedenis dit keer wisten te belichamen.
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In gesprek met Safae el Khannoussi en Falun Ellie Koos
Safae el Khannoussi en Falun Ellie Koos staan beiden op het punt van debuteren. Hun romans staan meer dan in de steigers. In een gesprek gemodereerd door Oscar Kocken lichten ze een tipje van de sluier op.
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Alara Adilow
De debuutbundel Mythen en Stoplichten van Nederlands-Somalische dichter en auteur Alara Adilows verscheen vorig jaar, waarop het met veel lof werd onthaald door critici en onlangs bekroond werd met de C. Buddingh’-prijs voor het beste poëziedebuut.
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Dominique de Groen
Dominique De Groen combineert haar expertise als beeldend kunstenaar en schrijver en onderzoekt onder andere hoe we in een kapitalistisch wereld in evenwicht staan, resulterend in poëtische werken die haar literaire prijzen en nominaties hebben opgeleverd.
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Thom Wijenberg
Thom Wijenberg deelt op verschillende platforms zijn veelzijdigheid als schrijver. Hij gebruikt camp om queerness in een heteronormatieve wereld te onderzoeken.
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Vudu Cru
Een nieuw hiphopduo voortkomend uit vriendschap en een liefde voor poëzie. Dichter Dean Bowen en rapper en schrijver Joost Hoekaf vormen samen Vudu Cru.
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Sunni Lamin Barrow
Wanneer Sunni Lamin Barrow het podium betreedt kun je niets anders dan de noodzaak uit zijn poëtische redevoering over zijn afkomst en opgroeien tot je nemen.
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In gesprek met Sjaan Flikweert en Moze Naél
Twee bazen in de spoken word scene delen wat het voor hen betekent om multidisciplinair te werken aan hun poëzie. Sjaan Flikweert en Moze Naél gaan een open gesprek met elkaar aan.
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Friday 3 November
FESTIVAL EVENING FRIDAY
18.00 - 00.00
Korzo
An ongoing music and literature programme on several stages.
In conversation with Tommy Wieringa
examines the legacy of war, exploitation, and harm in his epic new novel Nirwana, which tells the story of a century through the lives of a grandfather and grandson
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In conversation with Wilfried de Jong
tells ten tales set around the world but weaved together with the theme of music and sound in Schwung, the latest collection from the master Dutch storyteller
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SEF & het El Salvador Ensemble
takes his talents to new heights with his album Ik Zou Voor Veel Kunnen Sterven Maar Niet Voor Een Vlag, in which the acclaimed Dutch rapper offers a vision for a better society
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Youth Lagoon
is the alias of US singer-songwriter Trevor Powers, who returns with a powerful new album Heaven Is a Junkyard, exploring an America of love, drugs, storytelling, and miracles
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Leyla McCalla
combines original compositions and traditional Haitian tunes with historical broadcasts and contemporary interviews in her remarkable new album, Breaking the Thermometer
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Jim White
is a legendary California-born musician who is known as the ‘king of country noir’ for his dark yet dreamy Americana sounds
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Dave Okumu & the 7 Generations
finds inspiration in creative collaborations and explores a tapestry of Black experience in his 2023 album, I Came From Love.
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In conversation with Paulina Flores and Ginevra Lamberti
follows up her highly praised short story collection with a brooding novel set in Chile’s southernmost Patagonia province
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In conversation with Richard Milward
sends readers into a head spin with his bold and subversive novel-within-a-novel set in 1960s London, Man-Eating Typewriter
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In conversation with Jim White
is a legendary California-born musician, producer, outsider artist, and writer whose debut novel Incidental Contact is part memoir, part urban fable
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Max Porter and Nicolas Rombouts
will be performing a reading from Porter’s bestselling novel Shy, the tale of a troubled teenager whose woes will be set to Belgian composer Rombouts’ improvised beats
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Saturday 4 November
10.00 - 11.00
theater De Vaillant
Lucie Felix (0-4 years)
has won multiple awards for her quirky and colourful books with a strong visual style which encourage interaction and playfulness in young readers
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10.00 - 11.00
Nest
Catharina Valckx (4-8 years)
produces charming and witty tales in captivating pastels that evoke the crooked logic of childhood
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10.00 - 11.00
Zaal 3
Lawrence Schimel & Alba Marina (8-12 years)
combine their talents as author and illustrator in Let’s Go See Papa, a children’s book examining migration through the eyes of a young Latin American girl who misses her beloved papa
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11.45 - 12.45
theater De Vaillant
Iven Cudogham (4-8 years)
is a Dutch children’s author and TV personality who draws
on his experience as a father of seven kids in his books and
television appearances
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11.45 - 12.45
Zaal 3
Kitty Crowther (4-8 years)
is a multi-award-winning children’s writer and illustrator from Belgium whose work draws on mythology and fairy tales to create gripping stories filled with atmosphere and charm
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13.30 - 14.30
Zaal 3
Guridi (4-8 years)
is a prolific Spanish author, illustrator, creator, and designer who has more than 85 books to his name, with his ingenious and empathetic drawings enthralling children of all ages
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13.30 - 14.30
Nest
Mariachiara Di Giorgio (8-12 years)
evokes the joys and adventure of childhood in her engaging and award-winning illustrations in collaboration with some of the leading names in children’s literature
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15.15 - 16.15
Zaal 3
Nicoby (10-14 + adult)
is a French artist and children’s illustrator who has produced dozens of graphic novels in collaboration with some of the biggest names in the industry
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15.15 - 16.15
Nest
Flavia Bomfim (10-14 + adult)
is an illustrator from Brazil whose 2022 book The Sailor’s
Goodbye uses unique printing techniques to tell the story of the
mistreatment of black sailors in the early 20th century
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DAY PROGRAMME SATURDAY
11.00 - 17.00
Various locations
A varied programme in nine locations with international authors and special events.
11.00 - 12.00
Het Mauritshuis
In conversation with Drago Jančar
conjures up the mood of post-war Slovenia in this coming-of-age tale about love, guilt, passions, and dreams
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12.30 - 13.30
KABK - Royal Academy of Art
In conversation with Teju Cole
returns with his highly anticipated new novel, Tremor, which weaves a mosaic of literature, music, race, and history to explore what constitutes a meaningful life.
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12.30 - 13.30
Koninklijke Schouwburg
In conversation with Tahir Hamut Izgil
is the foremost poet from the Uyghur people, whose memoir Waiting to be Arrested at Night recounts the harrowing tale of his family’s escape from genocide
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In conversation with Astrid Roemer
has published some of the most ground-breaking queer literature in The Netherlands, and returns with another powerful meditation on belonging and exile
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14.00 - 15.00
Koninklijke Schouwburg
In conversation with Sally Hayden
shines a light on the plight of migrants imprisoned in Libya in her award-winning non-fiction book, My Fourth Time, We Drowned
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14.00 - 15.00
Theater aan het Spui
In conversation with Pilar Quintana
had been hailed as one of the greatest Colombia authors of her generation, and her new novel Abyss cements her reputation with a story of family dysfunction told through the eyes of an eight-year-old.
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14.00 - 15.00
Het Mauritshuis
In conversation with Benjamin Moser
a Pulitzer Prize-winning US writer who followed his lover to the Netherlands, where he studied the Dutch masters in the hope of answering some of life’s most pressing questions
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15.45 - 16.45
BorderKitchen
In conversation with Deepti Kapoor
grips, surprises, and intrigues with her second book Age of Vice, a New Delhi-set novel exploring wealth disparities that is equal parts thriller and family saga
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15.30 - 16.30
Spiegeltent
In conversation with Antonio Scurati
returns with M: The Last Days of Europe, the third book in his celebrated series of historical novels about the rise of fascism and its founder, Benito Mussolini
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16.30 - 17.30
Theater aan het Spui
European Literature Prize 2023
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FESTIVAL EVENING SATURDAY
19.00 - 00.00
Korzo
An ongoing music and literature programme on several stages.
The Chronicles Live
Live event with the participants of The Chronicles. Where they will be questioned about their work, literary life, and this year’s collaboration.
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Michel Faber
taps into his life-long passion for music in his first non-fiction book, Listen, which examines how and why we listen to music and unlocks the magic behind what we hear
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In conversation with Sholeh Rezazadeh
uses her trademark poetic style to examine our need for peace and space in I Know a Mountain Waiting for Me, whichfollows a Dutch woman who seeks a nomadic existence in Iran
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In conversation with Zadie Smith
publishes her first foray into historical fiction with The Fraud, the intertwined stories of a Scottish housekeeper in 1873 and a Jamaican former slave at the centre of a high-profile trial
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Naaz
is an emerging artist and songwriter based in Amsterdam who is producing mesmerising music combining her Kurdish roots with western influences.
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caroline
is an intriguing London multi-instrumental ensemble, whose eight members were drawn together by a shared love of emo guitar music and Appalachian folk
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Lo Moon
have been tipped as one of the hottest up-and-coming US alternative acts after critics hailed their self-titled debut album in 2018
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muva of Earth
is an alternative jazz singer from London whose blend of Afrofuturistic rhythms and soulful sounds have made her a rising star to watch
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In conversation with Jeroen & Boris de Leijer
are a father-and-son duo who recount their rite-of-passage journey to the United States in the graphic novel To Texas and Back
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In conversation with Anthony Passeron
explores the impact of AIDS in the 1980s on a family in rural France in his award-wining, semi-autobiographical debut Les Enfants Endormis
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In conversation with Adania Shibli
cuts to the heart of the Palestinian experience of dispossession and life under occupation through searing novels about the trauma and memory
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In conversation with Pankaj Mishra
has dissected modern India in a number of acclaimed books, and returns to themes of class and economic imbalance in his captivating new novel, Run and Hide
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