Writers List
10:00 The classics
Who is Ramon Llull?
Ramon Llull, founder of the
Catalan literary tradition, is one
of the most remarkable fi gures
in medieval European culture.
Philosopher, theologian, traveller
and poet, his work in Latin,
Catalan and Arabic is of endless
fascination for modern readers.
Participants
Modest Prats, Joan
Santanach, Gret Schib Torra
Moderator
Fernando Dom�nguez Reboiras
11:30 Dialogue between literatures
Verstransfer - Smuggling
Verses: the adventure
of translating poetry
Verstransfer is a poetry translation
seminar project organised by
Literaturwerkstatt Berlin; this
year, with the Catalan language
as its guest. The adventure of
poetry translation has brought
together German and Catalan
poets of different generations.
Participants
Narc�s Comadira, Harald
Hartung, Anna Montero,
Brigitte Oleschinski, Arnau
Pons, Armin Senser
Moderator
Thomas Wohlfart
13:00 Contemporary literature
in translation LIVE
Maria Barbal,
Pedra de tartera (Pebble)
An undeniable success this year
in Germany, both in terms of
critical acclaim and sales, Pedra
de tartera subtly and precisely
narrates the life of a woman in
a small village in the Pyrenees,
and the lingering scars left by
the crimes of the Civil War.
The author will be present.
Participants
Maria Barbal
Presented by
Pere Joan Tous
Reader
Birgitta Assheuer
14:00 The classics
Tirant lo Blanc
Tirant lo blanc is the only book
that Quijote considered worth
saving. Adapted for the cinema
and, during the Fair, for the
theatre by Calixto Bieito, the
warlike and courtly adventures
of the chivalrous knight Tirant
take us from England all around
the Mediterranean. With a
presentation by one of today's
leading specialists in the work.
Participants
Albert Hauf
Reader
St�phane Bittoun
15:00 Contemporary literature
in translation LIVE
Quim Monz�,
Complete Stories
German is the fi rst European
language to enjoy the translation
of all Monz�'s short stories in
a single volume. His irreverent,
iconoclastic and ironic portrayal
of the ups and downs of modern
urban life makes his writing
an essential reference point
with its incessant questioning
of the human condition.
The author and his German
publisher will be present.
Participants
Quim Monz�
Presented by
Joachim Unseld
Reader
Monika L�bcke
16:00 The classics
Women and Days -
the translations of
Gabriel Ferrater
Gabriel Ferrater (1922-1972) is
one of the most important voices
in contemporary Catalan poetry.
His work fascinates for its
capacity to deal, through striking
images, with the moral dilemmas
facing the modern subject. The
extraordinary translations into
English by Arthur Terry, and
into French by William Cliff,
have brought the poet to a
whole universe of new readers.
Participants
William Cliff, Dolors Oller,
Francesc Parcerisas
Moderator
Helga Pfetsch
17:30 Hunting for signs
Discussion around the
fi ction and poetry of two
great authors, one Catalan,
the other Portuguese.
Participants
Pere Gimferrer, Antonio
Lobo Antunes
Moderator
Oriol Izquierdo