Svět knihy 2004

Wednesday 5 May

20:00 – 21:30 Skleněná louka - BRNO
Kounicova 23, Brno
POETRY ISLANDS
Poets from Ireland and Scotland in translations by Czech poets. With Kevin MacNeil, Gabriel Rosenstock, Justin Quinn, Petr Borkovec and Pavel Kolmačka .

Thursday 6 May

10:00 – 11:00 Book Fair
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE PRAGUE BOOK FAIR BOOKWORLD 2004

11:00 – 11:45 Stand S 201
OPENING OF THE GUEST OF HONOUR STAND IN THE PRESENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE THREE COUNTRIES.
Speakers: Róisín Ní Mhianáin (Arts Council of Ireland), Chris Ricketts (Wales Arts International) and Gavin Wallace (Scottish Arts Council).
Music by Cormac Breathnach and Martin Dunlea (Ireland)

12:00 Small Theatre / Cinema – Right Wing (Balcony)
DAL:YMA/NAWR (STILL: HERE/NOW)
Director: Marc Evans
An innovative search for the poetic soul of Wales, Dal: Yma/Nawr is an art documentary which explores poetic responses, historic and contemporary, to the issues of social and cultural survival. The cast of voices includes many of Wales' leading actors and there are performances by internationally renowned actors and musicians -- Rhys Ifans, Ioan Gruffydd, Mathew Rhys, Daniel Evans, Siân Phillips, Cerys Mathews, John Cale .
In Welsh and English with Welsh subtitles, 73 minutes.

15:00 – 15:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
SCOTTISH LITERATURE TODAY
Debate with Scottish authors Ron Butlin and the Slovenian translator of Scottish fiction Andrej Skubic .
Moderated by Gavin Wallace

18:30 – 20:30 Literary Café -- Divadlo Na prádle
Besední 3, Praha 1
Ticket booking, tel.: 257 320 421, www.divadlonapradle.cz
READINGS
Ron Butlin (Scotland) & Keith Ridgway (Ireland)
Emyr Humphreys (Wales) & Neal Ascherson (Scotland)

21:00 Cinema OKO
Františka Křížka 15, Praha 7
DISCO PIGS
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Speaking in their own unique language, Pig is the King and Runt the Queen of the magical Pork City. On the eve of their 17th birthdays, their love stumbles towards a crisis, threatening to destroy the private universe they have spent years creating and putting their very lives at risk…
Based on a theatre play by Enda Walsh.
In English, 90 minutes

Friday 7 May

11:00 – 12:50 Literary Café – Balcony (entry from the foyer)
A MORNING WITH IRISH POETS
Reading with Pat Boran, Moya Cannon, John F. Deane, Peter Fallon, Justin Quinn, Gabriel Rosenstock and Gearóid Mac Lochlainn .

11:00 – 11:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
HOW IS A BOOK WRITTEN?
How do books get written? Where do ideas come from? And what happens when a writer has two languages to write in? The Czech author Iva Procházková and Gabriel Rosenstock from Ireland talk about the book for young readers they wrote together.
For schools.
In English and Czech.

12:00 – 13:30 Small Theatre / Cinema – Right Wing (Balcony)
SORLEY
Director: Paul Merton
Sorley / Somhairle, BBC drama-documentary about the Nobel Prize nominated Scottish Gaelic poet Sorley MacLean (1911-1996). Followed by a debate with poet Kevin MacNeil who stars in the role of Sorley.
In Gaelic with English subtitles, 60 minutes

13:00 – 13:50 Press Centre
LAUNCH OF THE GAELIC ISSUE OF TRANSCRIPT, THE EUROPEAN INTERNET REVIEW OF BOOKS AND WRITING
With poets Gearóid Mac Lochlainn and Gabriel Rosenstock .

13:30 Small Theatre / Cinema – Right Wing (Balcony)
OTHERWORLD
Director: Derek Hayes
Otherworld is based on celebrated Welsh legends, Mabinogi. The film, featuring music by John Cale , combines impressive state of the art animation with live action sequences, which give the tale a unique, contemporary context.
In English. Animated film, 90 minutes.

15:00 – 15:50 Literary Theatre – Right Wing
BRIAN KEENAN
The Irish author reads from his book An Evil Cradling about his captivity in the hands of Islamic fundamentalists, which is coming out in Czech.

15:00 – 15:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
IRISH SOCIETY AND LITERATURE TODAY
Debate with Michael Collins, Keith Ridgway, Hugo Hamilton and Eilís Ní Dhuibhne . Moderated by Declan Kiberd .

16:00 – 16:50 Literary Café – Balcony (entry from the foyer)
MEET THE WRITERS
Eilís Ní Dhuibhne (Ireland), Louise Welsh (Scotland) and Francesca Rhydderch (Wales) read from new short story anthologies published in Czech.
Followed by book signing at the Guest of honour stand S201

17:00 – 17:50 Literary Theatre – Right Wing
TODAY’S CELTS - WHO ARE THEY?
Celtic culture is often seen as something that belongs to the realm of history and folklore. Is there a contemporary Celtic culture and who are the Celts of today?
Debate with Emyr Humphreys (Wales), Eilís Ní Dhuibhne (Ireland) and Neal Ascherson (Scotland). Moderated by Ned Thomas (Wales).

17:00 – 17:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
IRISH POETRY TODAY
Debate with Irish poets Pat Boran, John F. Deane, Peter Fallon, Gabriel Rosenstock and Justin Quinn . Moderated by Sinéad Mac Aodha .

18:30 – 20:30 Literary Café -- Divadlo Na prádle
Besední 3, Praha 1
Ticket booking, tel: 257 320 421, www.divadlonapradle.cz
READINGS
Hugo Hamilton (Ireland) & Tristan Hughes (Wales)
Kirsty Gunn (Scotland) & Michael Collins (Ireland)

21:00 Cinema OKO
Františka Křížka 15, Praha 7
SONG FOR A RAGGY BOY
Director: Aisling Walsh
Story of an idealistic teacher in a 1939 Reformatory School.
Based on a novel of the same name by Patrick Galvin .
In English, 93 minutes

Saturday 8 May

12:00 – 12:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
REVEALING MYSTERIES
What do crime novels reveal about society? Authors Louise Welsh, Keith Ridgway and Michael Collins discuss the line between fiction and genre writing, and read from their novels set in Glasgow, Dublin and the American Mid-West. Moderated by Gavin Wallace .

13:00 – 13:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
DEBATE WITH WOMEN WRITERS FROM IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES
Francesca Rhydderch, Eilís Ní Dhuibhne, Kirsty Gunn and Louise Welsh . Moderated by Damian Walford Davies .
Followed by signing of books at the Guest of honour stand S 201

14:00 – 14:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
PUBLISHING POETRY IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Debate with publishers and poetry magazine editors John F. Deane (Dedalus Press), Peter Fallon (Gallery Press), Robert Minhinnick (Poetry Wales), Justin Quinn (Metre) and Tony Ward (Arc Publications). Moderated by Robyn Marsack (Scottish Poetry Library).

15:00 – 15:50 Lecture Room – Right Wing – Balcony
WELSH LITERATURE TODAY
Debate with Emyr Humphreys, Tristan Hughes, Ned Thomas and Vladislava Šatavová . Moderated by Francesca Rhydderch .

15:00 – 15:50 Children’s Reading Room – Left Wing
SCOTS BOOKS FOR KIDS
Do all British cows speak English? No - some coos speak Scots!
The Scottish publisher Itchy coo presents children's books in Scots language.
For schools.
In English, Scots and Czech.

16:00 Small Theatre / Cinema – Right Wing (Balcony)
BEAUTIFUL MISTAKE
Directed by Marc Evans A musical documentary featuring the legendary John Cale , working in his native Cardiff with twelve bands, including Catatonia, The Super Furry Animals, and James Dean Bradfield (of Manic Street Preachers).
In English, 72 minutes

17:00 – 18:20 Large Theatre – Central Hall
RETHINKING IDENTITY – NATION, LANGUAGE, REGION, STATE IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
Debate with Josef Jařab (Czech Republic), Neal Ascherson (Scotland), Declan Kiberd (Ireland) and Jan Morris (Wales). Moderated by Ned Thomas (Wales).

19:00 – 21:00 Literary Café -- Divadlo Na prádle
Besední 3, Praha 1
Ticket booking, tel: 257 320 421, www.divadlonapradle.cz
AN EVENING WITH POETS FROM IRELAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES
A reading with Pat Boran, Moya Cannon, John F. Deane, Peter Fallon, Gearóid Mac Lochlainn, Kevin McNeil, Robert Minhinnick, Justin Quinn and Gabriel Rosenstock .

21:30 Cinema OKO
Františka Křížka 15, Praha 7
NORA
Director: Pat Murphy
In a time when women were expected to conform, Nora (Susan Lynch), a spirited young woman from Galway, has her world changed when she meets raffish young writer James Joyce (Ewan McGregor).
In English, 96 minutes.