The Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles de Paris will also be hosting a brunch featuring a selection of books from the new literary season: three new novels and one reissue.
The talks will be punctuated by readings of excerpts from the books by actors from Parisian drama schools.
On the menu:
François Lombard, a lawyer from Liège, wanders through his city, along the river, in search of his tragic past. What secret does he hide deep in his memory? We follow him on this quest for himself as the city takes shape beneath his feet, becoming a key character in the novel.
A specialist in haiku,Daniel Charneux is also a short story writer and novelist. A finalist for the Prix Rossel in 2008 for Nuage et eau (Luce Wilquin), this is his sixth novel.
Max, a humanitarian lawyer, high roller and swindler of big words, drags down a fragile woman in love, fascinated by the man's power. Against a backdrop of police intrigue in the hypocritical circles of politics and NGOs, an intimate tragedy is superimposed on that of a silenced people: the 2005 massacre in Abidjan.
Professor of literature at theUniversity of Namur, Caroline de Mulder was awarded the Prix Rossel in 2010 for her first novel, Ego Tango (Champ Vallon). This was followed in 2012 by her acclaimed essay Libido sciendi. Le savant, le désir, la femme (Seuil).
Kamcha of the North, the young Park Jung-wan, a carbon copy of the young Kim Jong-il, understands from an early age that it's better to believe in the official legend his father has built up. He then prepared to lead the country as if he were the intrepid hero of a film, in front of a population of extras. As the country sinks into famine, he struggles with his narcissistic madness and Hollywood delirium.
Charky Delwart was born in 1975. His first novel, Circuit, was published by Seuil in 2007, followed in 2010 by L'Homme de profil même de face. Alongside his writing, he works in the film industry.
The writings of one of our mythical authors are finally back in bookshops, thanks to publisher Zellige. Most of the novel is set in Italy. In the guise of Voldemar, his literary double, Christian Beck bears witness to an era and to what mattered to this curious and endearing man: women, the table, wine, gambling, philosophy and literature.
Christian Beck (1879-1916) occupies a special place in the literary milieu of the early 20th century. A vagabond writer, he traveled Europe on foot and kept up a regular correspondence with his friend André Gide. He founded the journalAntée, which served as a model for the NRF. He is also the father of the famous Béatrix Beck (Goncourt 1952).
Practical info:
Website: Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles
Saturday September 22nd at 11am
Admission 5 euros
Dates and Opening Time
On September 22, 2012
Starts at 11:00 a.m.
Location
Center Wallonie Bruxelles
127 Rue Saint-Martin
75004 Paris 4
Access
Metro line 11 "Rambuteau" station
Prices
€5
