Wednesday 5 February 2025
Opening of LitFestBergen 2025 (SOLD OUT)
Lubna Jaffery, Transiteatret-Bergen, Sumaya Jirde Ali, Tishani Doshi, Sharqant, Christine Meyer, Teresa Grøtan, Hjørdis Losnedahl
Live streaming of the Opening Ceremony
Lubna Jaffery, Transiteatret-Bergen, Sumaya Jirde Ali, Tishani Doshi, Sharqant, Christine Meyer, Teresa Grøtan, Hjørdis Losnedahl
Installation: RUMOUR
Li Bin Yuan
Moses in the Bible, Quran and Tanakh
Trond Bakkevig, Joav Melchior, Senaid Kobilica, Hilde Sandvik.
Soirée: ‘Triggersystemet’(The Trigger system) - reading drama by Tore Vagn Lid
Bjørn Sundquist, Thea Stabell, Tore Vagn Lid, Hans Knut Sveen, Morten Skage, Tor Christian Bleikli, Øystein Nesheim, Eira Sjaastad Huse
Thursday 6 February 2025
The dramatic history of Jerusalem: Talk by Trond Bakkevig
Trond Bakkevig
City Walk in Literary Bergen
Henning Bergsvåg
The Critics' Seminar: Here and there and around a little bit - On translation of poetry.
Pedro Carmona-Alvarez
The truth from inside the walls
Eivind Riise Hauge
The Critics' Seminar: The Critic's Obligations and Pitfalls
Rebecka Kärde, Ingunn Økland, Margunn Vikingstad and Sumaya Jirde Ali
Truth in Free Fall
Johannes Anyuru, Priya Bains
The Unbridled Freedom of Expression!
Kjersti Løken Stavrum, Hilde Sandvik
Trends and Tendencies in Contemporary European Literature
Kholod Saghir, María Sheila Cremaschi, Lucie Campos, Daniel Medin
Ghosts in Norwegian Colonial History
Marjam Idriss, Kathrine Nedrejord, Teresa Grøtan
Criminals or Lifeguards?
Kristina Quintano, Jan H. Landro
Pal-fest!
Mohammed Omer, Kjersti G. Berg, Rana Issa, Wesam Almadani, Sharqant, Nawar and Hiyam Sayyad, Said AY Abughazza
Johan Harstad: Under brosteinen, stranden! (Under the cobblestones, the beach!)
Johan Harstad, Johannes Grytnes
Friday 7 February 2025
City Walk: In the Footsteps of Karl Ove Knausgård
Frode Helmich Pedersen
About Nils-Aslak Valkeapää and the book Helsing frå sameland
Kathrine Nedrejord
Found in translation
Johan Harstad, Agnes Banach, Julia Wiedlocha
What is Cuban Dissident Literature?
Abraham Jiménez, Adri González, Jon Askeland, Signe Prøis, Roxana Sobrino Triana
The Queer Archive, Past and Present
Mark Gevisser, Runar Jordåen, Kari Jegerstedt
Plagiarism! Cheating!
Gisle Selnes, Sandra Lillebø, Vigdis Vandvik, Magnus Thomassen
What is African Futurism?
Nnedi Okorafor
Like Another Galaxy
Abraham Jiménez Enoa, Roxana Sobrino Triana
How Do Journalists Seek out the Truth?
Mark Gevisser, Jesper Hour, Esther King, Madeleine Schwartz
How true does Anna Fiske write for children?
Anna Fiske, Heidi Bøhagen
Authors of the Future
Sivert Nesbø
Truth in the Novel
Nnedi Okorafor, Julia Wiedlocha
Vinduet presents: Gabriela Wiener on Truth
Gabriela Wiener
Imprisoned by Literature
Eivind Riise Hauge
The True Body
Luca Dalen Espseth
Poetic Punk Gala
Eira Søyseth, Johannes Anyuru, Gisela Casimiro, Einar Økland, Grethe Fatima Syed, Samuel Brzeski, Brynjulf Jung Tjønn
Mímir and Alcohol
Mímir Kristjánsson, Frode Helmich Pedersen
Literary Date with Margreth Olin and John Olav Nilsen
Margreth Olin, John Olav Nilsen, Mona B. Riise
Saturday 8 February 2025
LitFest Mini - Our Bodies with Anna Fiske
Anna Fiske
City Walk: In the Footsteps of Jon Fosse
Margunn Vikingstad
A Life's Work in the Art of Collecting: Einar Økland
Einar Økland, Sverre Tusvik
A Jewish Journey
Dana Vowinckel, Fredrik Hagen
Palmyra and the War on Cultural Heritage
Jesper Huor, Kholod Saghir
Communism, Catholicism, Capitalism and Living Corpses
Weronika Murek, Agnes Banach
Dear Mum and Dad
Margreth Olin, Marte Spurkland
Imagined Memories
Chenxi Chen, Cathrine Alice Liberg, Ben Yu
Torment and Paradox: New Texts about Truth
Johannes Anyuru, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Priya Bains
The World on Saturday: NATO in a More Dangerous World
Alf Bjarne Johnsen, Kjersti Løken Stavrum
Plundering Identity
Gabriela Wiener and Marjam Idriss
Vinduet presents: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim on Truth
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
The Pink Line: Queer Rights around the World
Mark Gevisser, Kari Jegerstedt, Randi Gressgård
Wild Nature versus Cabin Building
Marit Beate Kasin, Vilde Blomhoff Pedersen
Digging up the Truth
Felipe Celesia, Mirko Stopar
Beautiful Gaza
Mohammed Omer Almoghayer, Kjersti G. Berg
Vinduet presents: Johannes Anyuru on Truth
Johannes Anyuru
Hamsun in Sámi
Are Tjihkkom, Vivian Aira, Beatrice Reed
Love in a Time of Violence
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Michael Opara
Norwegian Championship in Slam
Henrikke Meidell
Solplomme (Sun Plums): musical-poetic performance
Anna Kleiva, Vilde Tuv
Ask the Author
Agnes Ravatn, Anna Fiske, Hjørdis Losnedahl
Into the night with Gunnhild Øyehaug and Mona B. Riise
Gunnhild Øyehaug, Mona B. Riise
LitFest MINI
LitFest Mini - Our Bodies with Anna Fiske
Anna Fiske
Events in English
Events Accessible for English Speakers
Opening of LitFestBergen 2025 (SOLD OUT)
Lubna Jaffery, Transiteatret-Bergen, Sumaya Jirde Ali, Tishani Doshi, Sharqant, Christine Meyer, Teresa Grøtan, Hjørdis Losnedahl
Moses in the Bible, Quran and Tanakh
Trond Bakkevig, Joav Melchior, Senaid Kobilica, Hilde Sandvik.
City Walk in Literary Bergen
Henning Bergsvåg
Trends and Tendencies in Contemporary European Literature
Kholod Saghir, María Sheila Cremaschi, Lucie Campos, Daniel Medin
Ghosts in Norwegian Colonial History
Marjam Idriss, Kathrine Nedrejord, Teresa Grøtan
Pal-fest!
Mohammed Omer, Kjersti G. Berg, Rana Issa, Wesam Almadani, Sharqant, Nawar and Hiyam Sayyad, Said AY Abughazza
Johan Harstad: Under brosteinen, stranden! (Under the cobblestones, the beach!)
Johan Harstad, Johannes Grytnes
City Walk: In the Footsteps of Karl Ove Knausgård
Frode Helmich Pedersen
The Queer Archive, Past and Present
Mark Gevisser, Runar Jordåen, Kari Jegerstedt
What is African Futurism?
Nnedi Okorafor
How Do Journalists Seek out the Truth?
Mark Gevisser, Jesper Hour, Esther King, Madeleine Schwartz
Truth in the Novel
Nnedi Okorafor, Julia Wiedlocha
Poetic Punk Gala
Eira Søyseth, Johannes Anyuru, Gisela Casimiro, Einar Økland, Grethe Fatima Syed, Samuel Brzeski, Brynjulf Jung Tjønn
City Walk: In the Footsteps of Jon Fosse
Margunn Vikingstad
A Jewish Journey
Dana Vowinckel, Fredrik Hagen
Communism, Catholicism, Capitalism and Living Corpses
Weronika Murek, Agnes Banach
Imagined Memories
Chenxi Chen, Cathrine Alice Liberg, Ben Yu
Torment and Paradox: New Texts about Truth
Johannes Anyuru, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Priya Bains
Plundering Identity
Gabriela Wiener and Marjam Idriss
The Pink Line: Queer Rights around the World
Mark Gevisser, Kari Jegerstedt, Randi Gressgård
Beautiful Gaza
Mohammed Omer Almoghayer, Kjersti G. Berg
Love in a Time of Violence
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Michael Opara