To get together in the time of the coronavirus, it seems that the best is to do this outdoors, in a place spacious enough so that we can sit quietly without finding ourselves huddled together. That’s good, this has been the formula of the Libri Mondi festival for several years now.
It therefore takes place again this year, mainly in the high-altitude gardens of the citadel overlooking the old port of Bastia. So much the better. It’s a great place to listen to writers handpicked by a combination of passionate readers. In previous years, for example, we were treated to Jean Rolin, Patrick Deville, Maylis de Kerangal, Jérôme Ferrari, Eric Vuillard, Philippe Jaenada, Pauline Dreyfus, Kaouther Adimi, Robert McLiam Wilson or even Iain Levison. We pass, it’s just to give an idea of the general level.
This time again, there is neither too much nor too little, since the guest writers are seven in number. Good number, seven. That leaves the possibility of hearing them all, tirelessly, whistling a Pietra beer. or a glass of Muscat from Domaine Marengo between two talks. But enough chatter, it’s time to roll out the full program:
Friday September 11
7 p.m. Nicolas mathieu, Goncourt Prize 2018 with “Their children after them” (Southern Events).
“Life has closed on clandestine lovers like a trap”, by Nicolas Mathieu
Saturday September 12
3.30 p.m. Frédéric Paulin, author of black novels such as “La Guerre est une ruse” (2018), “Premices de la chute” (2019) and “La Fabrique de la terreur” (2020), all three published by Agullo editions.
17h. Rebecca Lighieri (another pen name of Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam), to whom we owe excellent novels like “The boys of summer” (2017) and “There are men who will always get lost” (2020), published by POL
19h. Richard Morgiève, winner of the Grand Prize for Police Literature with “Cherokee” (Joëlle Losfeld, 2018), but also author of “Vertig” (Denoël 2005, Wepler Prize) or even very good « United Colors of Crime » (Carnetsnord, 2012).
Sunday September 13
3.30 p.m. Jean-Marc Graziani, regional of the stage but especially author of a first novel noticed this fall, “De nos ombres” (Joëlle Losfeld).
5.30 p.m. Marion Brunet, winner of the 2018 Police Literature Grand Prize with “Circular Summer” (Albin Michel), but also novelist of ” Without faith or law “ (PKJ, 2019) and «Vanda» (Albin Michel, 2020).
18h30. Valerio Varesi, which many consider to be “the Italian Simenon”, and whose Aghulo editions have translated among others “the Fleuve des brumes” (2016), “the Empty Hands” (2019) and “Or, Encens et Poussière” (2020).
Our 21 favorite novels since early 2020
A noter :
The first meeting, with Nicolas Mathieu, Goncourt Prize 2018, will exceptionally take place at the Alb’Oru Cultural Center, on Friday evening at 7 p.m. The other meetings will be held in the gardens of the Musei di Bastia, as planned.
And as “L’Obs” is a partner of the event, it is Grégoire Leménager, from our services, who will lead the discussion with Rebecca Lighieri. All the details are obviously on librimondi.com, with video presentations of each guest.
