1- General presentation of the Catalan Literature
Opening speech by Quim Monzó and close on transfer by Baltasar Porcel
Opening of the literary programme: presentation of Catalan literature by Pere Gimferrer, Carme Riera, Joan-Francesc Mira and Salvador Giner (IEC)
2- Classics translated into German
Llibre de les Meravelles by Ramon Llull
Complete edition of Tirant lo Blanc
Solitud by Víctor Català
Quadern Gris by Josep Pla
Vida Privada by Josep M. de Sagarra
Quanta, quanta guerra by Mercè Rodoreda (fifth novel translated)
Bearn de Llorenç Villalonga
L'ou de la serp, by Eugeni Xammar
Complete Poetry of Salvador Espriu
And exceptionally, translations into other languages:
Incerta Glòria, by Joan Sales
Les dones i els dies, by Gabriel Ferrater
Taking part are:
Ben Jelloun, Tahar (video)
Brandt, Kirsten
Castellet, Josep M.
Cliff, William
Friedlein, Roger
Geisler, Eberhard
Goytisolo, Juan (video)
Hauff, Albert
Ibarz, Mercè
Oller, Dolors
Parcerisas, Francesc
Pla, Xavier
Prats, Modest
Semprún, Jorge (video)
Strausfeld, Michi
Teixidor, Emili
Von Berenberg, Heinrich
3- Readings from contemporary authors translated into German (introduced by the writers themselves)
Les veus del Pamano, de Jaume Cabré
Dins el darrer blau, de Carme Riera
Cent Contes, de Quim Monzó
Cavalls cap a la fosca, de Baltasar Porcel
Pedra de Tartera, de Maria Barbal
El Jardí dels sets crepuscles, de Miquel de Palol
Animals tristos, de Jordi Puntí
Pandora al Congo, de Albert Sánchez Piñol
Antología de poesía de Pere Gimferrer
Joana i altres poemes de Joan Margarit
4- Dialogues between Catalan and German authors
Official opening of the exhibition of lithographs by Günter Grass.
GeoGraphia: itinerancy of Catalan writers through Germany and Austria and of German writers through Catalonia, Valencia and Mallorca. Organised with the Goethe Institut, the Literaturhaeuser network and the Institució de les Lletres Catalanes
Taking part are:
Enric Sòria and Katja Lange-Müller
Jordi Puntí and Michael Ebmeyer Carme Riera and Keto von Waberer
Contraban de versos: Catalan and German poets translate one another in a translation seminar organised with Literaturwerkstatt.
Taking part are Narcís Comadira, Anna Montero, Arnau Pons
Also dialogues with great European writers:
Joan Francesc Mira and Gyorgy Konrad: Valencia and Budapest, two novel cities
Pere Gimferrer and António Lobo Antunes: Portugal and Catalonia: play of mirrors
5-Round table discussions, lectures on poetry and presentations of the literary programme (46 of these authors have a work translated into German)
Some of the provisional titles for the round tables and lectures are: From mother tongue to literary language; Catalan cinema and literature; Narrating the Civil War; Translating the classics (presentation of the Bernat Metge collection); Urban landscape as literary landscape, Territories of Catalan literature, A varied narrative, Black and criminal: panorama of the Catalan crime thriller, Young writers: a discovery, Frontiers of poetry, Tribute to Salvador Espriu, Tribute to Joan Vinyoli.
AGBOTON, Agnes
AGUILÓ, Josep Lluís
ALZAMORA, Sebastià
BATLLE, Carles
BARBAL, Maria
BAULENAS, Lluís-Anton
BELBEL, Sergi
BENNÀSSAR, Sebastià
BEZARES, Miquel
BEZSONOFF, Joan Daniel
BIRULÉS, Fina
BOSCH, Lolita
BRU DE SALA, Xavier
CABRÉ, Jaume
CARDÚS, Salvador
CARRANZA, Maite
CARRANZA, Andreu
CASASSES, Enric
CASTELLET, Josep M.
CASTELLS, Ada
CASTILLO, David
COLOM, Teresa
COLOM, ROSA M.
COMADIRA, Narcís
COMES, Melcior
DALLARÉS, Josep
DESCLOT, Miquel
DOMÍNGUEZ, Martí
DUARTE, Carles
ESCRIVÀ, M. Josep
ESQUIROL, Josep M.
FANER, Pau
FERRER, Vicent
FONALLERAS, Josep Maria
FORCANO, Manuel
FORMOSA, Feliu
FRONTERA, Guillem
GIBERT, Manel
GIMFERRER, Pere
GINER, Salvador
GÓMEZ I OLIVER, Valentí
GORGA, Gemma
IBARZ, Mercè
JANER MANILA, Gabriel
JANER, Maria de la Pau
LIENAS, Gemma
LÓPEZ CRESPÍ, Miquel
LLOVET, Jordi
LLUÍS, Joan-Lluís
MARGARIT, Joan
MARÍ, Antoni
MÁRQUEZ, Eduard
MARTÍN, Andreu
MESQUIDA, Biel
MIRA, Joan F.
MIRALLES, Carles
MOLINER, Empar
MONSÓ, Imma
MONTERO, Anna
MONZÓ, Quim
MORELL, Antoni
MOREY, Pere
MUNAR, Felip
MUÑOZ, Gustau
OLIVER, Maria Antònia
OLLER, Dolors
PALOL, Miquel de
PARCERISAS, Francesc
PASCUAL, Teresa
PEDRALS, Josep
PEREJAUME
PERUGA, Joan
PESSARRODONA, Marta
PIERA, Josep
PLA, Xavier
PLANAS, Maria Rosa
POMAR, Jaume
PONS, Arnau
PONS, Damià
PONS, Joan
PONS, Margalida
PONS, Ponç
PONT, Jaume
PORCEL, Baltasar
PORTA, Carles
PRATS, Modest
PUIG, Armand
PUNTÍ, Jordi
QUINTANA, Josep Maria
RAYÓ, Miquel
REBASSA, Carles
RIERA, Carme
ROCA, Maria Mercè
RODÉS, Montserrat
ROIG, Albert
ROSALES, Emili
ROSSELLÓ, Guillem
RUBERT DE VENTÓS, Xavier
SALA, Toni
SALORD, Maite
SALVADÓ, Albert
SAMPERE, Màrius
SÁNCHEZ PIÑOL, Albert
SERÉS, Francesc
SERRA, Jean
SERRA, Màrius
SERRANO, Sebastià
?KRABEC, Simona
SOLANA, Teresa
SOLSONA, Ramon
SÒRIA, Enric
SUBIRANA, Jaume
TEIXIDOR, Emili
TORRALBA, Francesc
TORRENTS, Ricard
TREE, Matthew
VERDAGUER, Jacint
VICENS, Antònia
VIDAL FERRANDO, Antoni
VIDAL PONS, Miquel Àngel
VILLALONGA, Llorenç
VILLARÓ, Albert
VILLATORO, Vicenç
VINYOLI, Joan
VOLNEY, Àlex
ZABALA, Júlia
6- Writers who are participating in other events
At the International Centre at the Frankfurt Fair:
Zenia, Salem
Barbal, Maria
At the Translation Centre at the Frankfurt Fair:
Allen, Esther
Damrosh, David
Puw, Bas
Skrabec, Simona
At the Literaturhaus:
Aguiló, Josep Lluís
Baixeras, Josep Anton
Ballester, Alexandre
Comes, Melcion
Ferrà i Martorell, Miquel
Janer, Maria de la Pau
López Crespí, Miquel
Mas Ferrà, Miquel
Pomar, Jaume
Serra, Jean
Serra, Toni
Vidal Pons, Miquel Àngel
Xirinacs, Olga
