ICORN and Shahrazad at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Come visit ICORN and Shahrazad at our stand D.906-908 in hall 5.0 at the Frankfurt Book Fair 15. -19.October 2008! This year we share our stand at the International Centre with Global Forum on the Freedom of Expression. You may also meet ICORN writers at the Shahrazad - stories for life events on Thursday and Sunday.
Shahrazad - Stories for life is proud to present the exhibition:
Silenced Voices - Rescued Voices - Unterdrückte Stimmen - Gerettete Stimmen
The exhibition shows emblematic examples of writers facing persecution and even murder, such as Salman Rushdie, Anna Politkovskaya and Ken Saro-Wiwa, as well as actual cases of persecution and harassment. Brief profiles of authors like Carlos Aguilera, Nada Yousif or Salem Zenia who have found refuge in various cities in Europe make up the centrepiece of the exhibition.
The exhibition is jointly organised by P.E.N. Català, the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) and the Frankfurt Book Fair and is shown in the International Centre.
We would like to invite interested parties to our hospitable gathering at the stand Thursday 16.Oct at 17:30. Please bring the invitation (below).
The Shahrazad - stories for life events take place in hall 5:0 in the International Centre:
Literary encounter: Syria
Thursday, 16.Oct at 13.30
With: Faraj Bayrakdar and Stefan Weidner (Chair)
Faraj Bayrakdar was imprisoned for 13 years in Syria. He now lives in Sweden and was guest writer in Stockholm 2006-2008.
The Discrete Charm of Ideology
Sunday, 19.Oct at 10:00
With: Carlos A. Aguilera, Herta Müller, Rolando Sánches Mejias, Jens Wonneberger and Ruthard Stäblein (Chair)
Writers from totalitarian regimes reflect on the limitations of the Orwellian world which brought many to the margins of existence. What role has silence and history played in countries shaped by ideological systems?
Exile and Creativity
Sunday, 19.Oct at 11:30
With: Tanella Boni, Moustafa Rechid, Fadhil Al-Azzawi and Kamran Safiarian (Chair)
A discussion on different ways of dealing with exile.
For more information on any of the events, please see the Shahrazad - Stories for life
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