Past Events
GERMANY
Reflections on 9/11: A Granta conversation
9 September, 8.45 p.m., Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Schaperstrasse 24, 10719 Berlin, Germany
Granta 116 contributor Tahar Ben Jelloun, writer and Granta contributor Pankaj Mishra and others join Granta Deputy Editor Ellah Allfrey in a discussion about how 9/11 continues to reverberate, morally, politically and aesthetically. Tickets from €4. Email ticketinfo@berlinerfestspiele.de to buy tickets or visit the event page on the festival website.
Conflict and Writing: How do we tell stories after a crisis?
12 September, 7 p.m., Dialogue Books, Schönleinstraße 31, 10967 Berlin
Join authors Nam Le, Priya Basil and Granta contributor Madeleine Thien to explore how we tell stories after a crisis with Granta editor John Freeman. Nam Le’s debut collection The Boat spans the slums of Colombia, the streets of Tehran, New York City and Iowa. His stories are richly lyrical and full of insight into the way we live now. Priya Basil’s novels include The Obscure Logic of the Heart which tells the story of second generation immigrants living in London. Madeleine Thien’s recent novel Dogs at the Perimeter, which was extracted in Granta 114: Aliens, opens a window between East and West, and looks into the disappearance of loved ones, the fall of Phnom Penh and the Khmer Rouge. Free.
FRANCE
10 Years Later, The Paris Launch
18 October, 7 p.m., Village Voice Bookshop, 4 Rue Princesse, 75006 Paris, France
One day in September, a decade ago, all eyes were turned towards New York. Where are we looking now? Through fiction, reportage, memoir, poetry and photography, Granta 116: 10 Years Later looks at how an event like 9/11 reverberates, with stories from Tunisia to Toronto. Join journalist Janine di Giovanni and author Tahar Ben Jelloun to explore this question, through readings of their work in Granta 116 and in conversation with Granta Deputy Editor Ellah Allfrey. Free.
29 June, 7 p.m. – ‘God and Fiction’
Shakespeare & Co. Bookshop, 37 rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
A conversation with Chris Adrian, Nathan Englander, Aleksandar Hemon and Granta editor John Freeman.