Patrick Chamoiseau, Synneve Sundby
English programme
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Critical Quartet: Festival special
Frode Helmich Pedersen, Ida Lødemel Tvedt, Hedley Twidle and Eirik Vassenden
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Dreams from the war
Mazen Maarouf and Daniel Medin
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Every day in a state of emergency
Nitasha Kaul and Salil Tripathi
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Official Opening of LitFestBergen 2020
Welcome to the opening of LitFestBergen 2020!
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Poetic punk gala
Poets from 10 nations.
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Racism in the USA then and now
Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Kaja Schjerven Mollerin
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River and life
Esther Kinsky and Daniel Medin
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The Ideal Norwegian State
Alt Går Bra
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A lyrical response
James Byrne, Jacob Silkstone
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Death, every day
Khaled Khalifa, Diana Darke
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Everyday life after the violence
Njabulo Ndebele, Tonje Vold
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Law and liberty in Hong Kong and China
Antony Dapiran, Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde
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Lectures of the day: Life with the animals
Penny Johnson
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Lectures of the day: My dear Damascus
Diana Darke
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Life is everywhere
Marie Darrieussecq, Margunn Vikingstad
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Listening post: Arabic literature
Khaled Khalifa, Mazen Maarouf
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Listening post: English literature from the whole world
Tishani Doshi, Mary Ruefle, Raja Shehadeh, Jonny Steinberg
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Listening post: French literature
Patrick Chamoiseau, Marie Darrieussecq
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Murder in Bethlehem
Jonny Steinberg, Hedley Twidle
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Open mike
Fredrik S Hagen, Khaled Khalifa
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PEN postcard campaign: Opening
Salil Tripathi, Kjersti Løken Stavrum
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PEN postcard campaign
Send a greeting to authors, journalists and bloggers who have been imprisoned or are being threatened and persecuted worldwide.
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PEN postcard campaign
Send a greeting to authors, journalists and bloggers who have been imprisoned or are being threatened and persecuted worldwide.
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Performance: In other words (SOLD OUT)
Doung Anwar Jahangeer
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Performance: In other words (SOLD OUT)
Doung Anwar Jahangeer
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Poetic activism
Koleka Putuma, Niillas Holmberg, Michael W Opara
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The accidental dancer
Tishani Doshi, Tora de Zwart Rørholt
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The meaning of Mandela
Njabulo Ndebele, Jonny Steinberg, Koleka Putuma, Teresa Grøtan
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What’s happening in Hong Kong?
Antony Dapiran, Jason Y Ng, Kjersti Løken Stavrum
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A difficult reconciliation
Harald Gaski, Njabulo Ndebele, Kristin Skare Orgeret
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Government-certified memories
Maria Stepanova, Ingunn Lunde
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Listening post: Arabic literature
Khaled Khalifa, Mazen Maarouf
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Man, woman and art
Susanne Christensen, Marie Darrieussecq, Kari Jegerstedt
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Mary Ruefle: a head for poetry
Mary Ruefle, Ida Lødemel Tvedt
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Occupied life
Raja Shehadeh, Penny Johnson, Kjersti G Berg
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Seminar: South African literature and literary criticism
Hedley Twidle, Tonje Vold
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Semi-final in Norwegian poetry slam championship
Heidi Marie Vestrheim
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Blood, sweat and writing
Gloria Gervitz, Mary Ruefle and Kari Jegerstedt