“Her fully immersive, inventive, imaginative and beautifully crafted shows have entertained babies, toddlers and their families alike.” The Pleasance Theatre Trust| International Literature Festival Dublin
In-Person | International Literature Festival Dublin
“She has the ability to sketch a whole life of hopes and defeats in a single paragraph.” Le Monde| 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
“With survival comes a duty: to tell the story. But also with it comes an inability to ultimately comprehend why you survived and others didn’t.” Atef Abu Saif| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Shon Faye can break your heart and change your mind in the same moment.” Torrey Peters| 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
“Do not make a mistake by missing this poet. There is no person on planet earth like him. Pádraig is not a type.” Lemn Sissay| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Extremely fascinating, extremely jaw-dropping – and extremely funny.” Marina Hyde| 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
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.” JD Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye| International Literature Festival Dublin
In the immediate aftermath of the invasion, Western leaders weaponised economic tools in a world-changing financial experiment. The end goal was to damage the Russian economy and sap the strength from Putin’s war machine. Veteran journalist Stephanie Baker has written the essential insider account of how this cat and mouse economic warfare against Russia is changing the face of global trade. Mobilising white-collar-crime investigators and experts on international law, she explores how the W...| International Literature Festival Dublin
Whether creating characters, creatures, costumes, planets or environments, Dermot Power brings ideas to life on screen and page. His career began as a comic book artist on 2000 AD. He has been working in film since 1997, beginning with Merlin, starring Sam Neill. He has worked on Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. His work with Tim Burton includes Charlie and the...| International Literature Festival Dublin
“Anyway, if you’re not afraid, I’m not either!” Snorkmaiden in Comet in Moominland| International Literature Festival Dublin
