Edurne Portela, Sigrun Slapgard
English programme
The art of being different
Jan Grue, Nell Irvin Painter, Per Buvik
A cursed family
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Tomm Kristiansen.
A true story
Alisa Ganieva, Ingunn Lunde.
A white history
Nell Irvin Painter, Kristina Leganger Iversen.
Evil in literature
Hakan Günday, Helon Habila, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Gisle Selnes
Film: The Poetess
Hissa Hilal
Life-changing art
Rupert Thomson, Mona B. Riise
Listening Post: Guo, Makumbi and Ugrešić
Xiaolu Guo, Jennifer Makumbi, Dubravka Ugrešić
Listening Post: Günday, Habila and Vásquez
Hakan Günday, Helon Habila, Juan Gabriel Vásquez
New language, new identity
Xiaolu Guo, Peter Nielsen
Non-binding contracts
Ane Farsethås, Dubravka Ugrešić, Kari Jegerstedt.
Open shop, open mike
Fredrik Hagen
Poetical punk gala
Asieh Amini, Linnea Axelsson, Kristina Leganger Iversen, Camara Lundestad Joof, Cecilie Løveid, Kei Miller, Erlend O. Nødtvedt, Mansur Rajih, Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury AKA Tutul, Gunnar Wærness, Mirte Bogaert, Henning H. Bergsvåg
Poetry captivating millions
Hissa Hilal, James E Montgomery.
Terrorism took our children
Helon Habila, Brit Bildøen, Aage Storm Borchgrevink.
What is literary quality?
Ane Farsethås, Jennifer Makumbi, Kari Marstein, Daniel Medin, Peter Nielsen, Eirik Vassenden.
Listening Post: Ganieva, Queffélec and Thomson
Alisa Ganieva, Yann Queffélec, Rupert Thomson
Seminar on French literature and criticism
with Raphaëlle Leyris (Le Monde)
Translating sorrow
James E Montgomery, Daniel Medin
What does the fox say?
Dubravka Ugrešić, Daniel Medin.
What he said
Angela Saini, Helene Uri, Kari Jegerstedt.
World anxiety
Heinz Bude
World emotions
Heinz Bude
Memories of violence
Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Edurne Portela.
Official opening of LitFestBergen
Hissa Hilal, Cecilie Løveid, Marte Mjøs Persen, Miss Tati
Premiers: three texts on identity
Linnea Axelsson, Hissa Hilal, Nell Irvin Painter.
Sea and love
Yann Queffélec, Per Anders Todal, Margunn Vikingstad.
The unbearable whiteness of being
Kei Miller, Angela Saini, Tonje Vold