Blue Met launches 2009 lineup; A.S. Byatt to be honoured- The Globe and MailByatt will be one of more than a dozen high-profile international authors at the festival.
Margaret MacMillan,
Giles Blunt,
Nino Ricci,
Erika Ritter and
M.G. Vassanji will be there representing Canada. Others include: Laure Adler (France), Tariq Ali (Pakistan), Donald Antrim (USA), Stéphane Audeguy (France), Johannes Auer (Germany), Pablo de Santis (Argentina), Tijs Goldschmidt (Netherlands), Marek Halter (France),
Nikahang Kowsar (Iran), János Lackfi (Hungary), Daniel Mendelsohn (USA), Khireddine Mourad (Morocco), Jean-Luc Outers (Belgium), Linda Polman (Netherlands), Sergio Ramirez (Nicaragua), Reza (Iran), Meir Shalev (Israel), Domenico Starnone (Italy), Zakaria Tamer (Syria), Krisztina Tóth (Hungary), François Vallejo (France) and A.B. Yehoshua (Israel).
- A focus on freedom of expression involving human rights activist Marek Halter, exiled Iranian cartoonist Nikahang Kowsar and MacMillan, who wrote Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World and will speak about censorship in China.
Schedule:
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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CARTOONISTS IN PERIL: NIKAHANG KOWSAR |
Exiled Iranian cartoonist Nikahang Kowsar, who now lives and works in Toronto, presents his work and chats on-stage with Rupert Bottenberg. With Nikahang Koswar. Hosted by Rupert Bottenberg. Duration: 1:15 |
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