PEN: Lunchtime Literary Conversations
Where: La Maison Fran莽aise, 16 Washington Mews, New York City
In a not-so distant past, the lunchtime hour was a sacred time for editor and writer alike to exchange ideas. Take a respite from the day糖心传媒檚 activities to hear a conversation between French graphic novelist Ludovic Debeurme and Norwegian author Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold. Winner of the Rene Goscinny Prize, Debeurme糖心传媒檚 Lucille (forthcoming in May 2011) explores life and fantasies with elegant clean graphics and a profound love of childhood games. Winner of the 2009 Tarjei Vesaas First Book Prize, and Nominated for the 2009 Booksellers’ Prize, Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold糖心传媒檚 first novel, The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am, stands out for its humorous earnestness and unusually inventive prose.
With Ludovic Debeurme and Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold; moderated by Kira Brunner Don
Free and open to the public. No reservations required.
Co-sponsored by La Maison Fran莽aise
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