Almost Island Dialogues 7 - a space for literature that threatens, confronts, or bypasses the marketplace at Main Building & Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd December 2013

Entry : 
Evening Readings / Performances on the IIC Annexe Lawns - Free entry
Panels and Discussion at Conference Room 1, IIC Main Centre - pre-registration is needed. For pre-registration please write to Rahul Soni at almostisland.edit@gmail.com.

Venues : 
Evening Readings / Performances : Lawns, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
Landmark : Annexe Building is Next to Alliance Francaise
Venue Info : Events | About | Annexe Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Vilolet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events
Panels and Discussion : Conference Room - 1, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Vilolet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'

Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : Almost Island Dialogues 7
Almost Island is a space for literature that threatens, confronts, or bypasses the marketplace. The space began with an online journal (www.almostisland.com) then expanded to an international writers’ dialogue, held every year. 
The past editions of these Dialogues have seen talks and readings by major international figures. They include the Italian writer Claudio Magris and Chinese poet Bei Dao (both Nobel literature nominees) in mutual conversation with crucial and singular Indian writers like Irwin Allan Sealy and Vinod Kumar Shukla. The discussions centre around issues of craft, form, and content as well as the context of writing in different cultures. Unlike a literary festival, which concentrates on product, be it a book or a reading or a performance, Almost Island is concerned with process, with how things are learnt, explored, created,
and created again. Therefore, it is kept small, rigorous, and intimate. This year we plan to continue with some singular writers. The mornings and afternoons are kept for intense, extended, freewheeling talks and 
discussions; the evenings, for readings and performances.

Schedule : 

Evening Readings / Performances on the IIC Annexe Lawns

Thursday, December 19, 6:30 pm
Baha’ud-din Dagar

Friday, December 20, 6:30 pm
Vivek Narayanan / Renee Gladman

Saturday, December 21, 6:30 pm
Xi Chuan / Sharmistha Mohanty / Rahul Soni

Sunday, December 22, 6:30 pm
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra / László Krasznahorkai

Panels and Discussion at Conference Room 1, IIC Main Centre

Friday, December 20, 10.30 am to 1 pm and 2.30 pm to 5 pm
László Krasznahorkai / Renee Gladman

Saturday, December 21, 10.30 am to 1 pm
Ashis Nandy / Baha’ud-din Dagar

Sunday, December 22, 10.30 am to 1 pm and 2.30 pm to 5 pm
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra / Xi Chuan

Language : English

Organization : Almost Island is a space for literature that threatens, confronts, or bypasses the marketplace. The space began with an online journal (www.almostisland.com) then expanded to an international writers’ dialogue, held every year. 

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Almost Island Dialogues 7 - a space for literature that threatens, confronts, or bypasses the marketplace at Main Building & Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd December 2013 Almost Island Dialogues 7 - a space for literature that threatens, confronts, or bypasses the marketplace at Main Building & Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 19th, 20th, 21st & 22nd December 2013 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Sunday, December 22, 2013 Rating: 5

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