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In-Person | International Literature Festival Dublin
In-Person | International Literature Festival Dublin
In-Person | International Literature Festival Dublin
Translated by Sophie Hughes, Perfection is Vincenzo Latronico’s fourth novel. He joins ILFD to discuss the art of fiction, and why writing is about breaking things in order to put them back together again. Vincenzo Latronico is an art critic who has also translated George Orwell, Oscar Wilde, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hanif Kureishi into Italian. He contributes to frieze, Corriere della Sera and La Stampa and Internazionale.| International Literature Festival Dublin
“A dreamer is one who can find his way only by moonlight and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.” Oscar Wilde| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Ronayne’s approach is an inspiring one, using the wonder of nature to activate a love for what we have and what we are losing…His public talks often leave audiences moved to tears.” The Irish Times| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Slices through the confusion and the contradictions with grace, elegance and compassion.” Chris van Tulleken| International Literature Festival Dublin
Anne Michaels, Vanessa Bell & Michael Crummey, Dublin Literary Award 2025 winner| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Shon Faye can break your heart and change your mind in the same moment.” Torrey Peters| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Lynskey, whose real subject is the human imagination, deftly interweaves nature’s destructive power with art, literature, and religion.” The New Yorker| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Enchanting, astonishingly compelling…rare and to be treasured.” Stephen Fry| International Literature Festival Dublin
“An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfillment.” David Attenborough| International Literature Festival Dublin
“As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.” Ernest Hemingway| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Nobody is ever going to forget his intimate vision of Palestine, seen through unbridled, brand new eyes.” L’Humanité| International Literature Festival Dublin
We’re proud to welcome Roxane Gay, trailblazing US writer, cultural critic, and commentator back to ILFD. Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle issues affecting contemporary society with radical honesty. Her new anthology, Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People’s Business has an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America. She sees this “age of inelasticity” as ...| International Literature Festival Dublin
“To read Solnit is to brush up against emotions and intuitions you almost don’t recognize, because language is so seldom considered the best way to approach them.” The New Yorker| International Literature Festival Dublin
“A multilayered story of the many emotional and psychic ravages of war.” NPR Publishers Weekly on Diaries of War| International Literature Festival Dublin
