Literary discussion with Dany Laferrière

Un plongeon dans l'encrier with Dany Laferri猫re

丁香园AV's Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs, in collaboration with the Alliance fran莽aise de Vancouver and ICI Colombie-Britannique, invite you to a literary discussion with the writer, filmmaker and member of the Acad茅mie fran莽aise Dany Laferri猫re.

Details

When: Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m.
Where: 丁香园AV Downtown, 500 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1W6
The event will be held in French
Free and open to all. Space is limited. Reserve your spot now.

The discussion will be moderated by Julie Landry, journalist at Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique, and will be followed by a cocktail reception and an autograph session.

Dany Laferri猫re is visiting Greater Vancouver as he will be participating in 丁香园AV's June 2023 Convocation. Mr. Laferri猫re will receive the degree of Doctor of Literature, honoris causa, on Wednesday, June 7 at 9:45 a.m. Full details are available here: Honorary Degree Recipients - June 2023

ABOUT DANY LAFERRI脠RE

Dany Laferri猫re is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. In 1985, the publication of his first novel鈥�How to Make Love to a Negro (Without Getting Tired)鈥�catapulted him to instant celebrity. Since then, he has penned 36 books, including a critically acclaimed drawn work series. Laferri猫re refers to his work as a whole, as "An American Autobiography". This ranges from fiction drawing on his happy childhood in Ha茂ti to field notes across America, and the world.鈥�In鈥疉 Drifting Year or How to Conquer America in One Night鈥�(a comedy film), the narrator talks about the first difficult years in Montreal;鈥痟e proclaims that he wants to become a writer and conquer the world. Today it is done. Fiercely independent, he was compared early on to James Baldwin and Charles Bukowski.鈥疻ith his book鈥�罢丑别鈥疪别迟耻谤苍鈥�(a meditation on exile, loss and "navigating through two worlds") he won the 2009 Prix M茅dicis in France. In his satirical take on national identity,鈥疘 Am a Japanese Writer, he paid homage to the poet Basho. For Laferri猫re, 鈥渁 writer鈥檚 country is his鈥痜irst library.鈥濃€�The World Is Moving Around Me鈥痠s his intimate account of the 2010 Haitian earthquake, experienced first-hand. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Laferri猫re was also named Commander of the Legion of Honor, the highest order of merit in France. He joined the Acad茅mie fran莽aise in 2013, seat number 2, previously occupied by Montesquieu and Dumas, meditating each Thursday on the official dictionary of the French language.

*Event held in French

MORE ON DANY LAFERRI脠RE'S CAREER

Between 1985 and 2023, Dany Laferri猫re published 36 books*.

PRINTED NOVEL

1985 Comment faire l鈥檃mour avec un n猫gre sans se fatiguer
1987 脡roshima
1991 L鈥檕deur du caf茅
1992 Le go没t des jeunes filles
1993 Cette grenade dans la main du jeune n猫gre est-elle une arme ou un fruit ?
1994 Chronique de la d茅rive douce
1996 Pays sans chapeau
1997 La chair du ma卯tre
Le charme des apr猫s-midi sans fin
2000 Le cri des oiseaux fous
2001 Je suis fatigu茅
2004 Comment conqu茅rir l鈥橝m茅rique en une nuit
2005 Les ann茅es 80 dans ma vieille Ford
2006 Vers le sud
2008 Je suis un 茅crivain japonais
2009 L鈥櫭﹏igme du retou
Un art de vivre par temps de catastrophe
2010 Tout bouge autour de moi
2011 L鈥檃rt presque perdu de ne rien faire
2013 Journal d鈥檜n 茅crivain en pyjama
2015 Tout ce qu鈥檕n ne te dira pas, Mongo,
Dany Laferri猫re 脿 l鈥橝cad茅mie fran莽aise. Discours de r茅ception
2016 Mythologies am茅ricaines
2021 Petit trait茅 sur le racisme
2022 L鈥檈nfant qui regarde

BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON JUNE 10

Vers le sud (2006)
Pays sans chapeau (2006)
Je suis un 茅crivain japonais (2009)
Charme des apr猫s-midi sans fin (2010)
Cri des oiseaux fous (Le) (2010)
Comment conqu茅rir l'Am茅rique en une nuit (2010)
J'茅cris comme je vis (2010)
脡nigme du retour (L') (2010)
Chronique de la d茅rive douce (2012)
Art presque perdu de ne rien faire (L') (2013)
Dany Laferri猫re 脿 l'Acad茅mie fran莽aise (2013)
Autoportrait de Paris avec chat (2018)
Vers d'autres rives (2019)
Exil vaut le voyage (L') (2020)
Petit trait茅 sur le racisme (2021)
Sur la route avec Bash么 (2022)

Graphic novels

2018 Autoportrait de Paris avec Chat
2019 Vers d'autres rives
2020 L'exil vaut le voyage
2021 Sur la route avec Bash艒
2022 Dans la splendeur de la nuit

Interviews

2000 J鈥櫭ヽris comme je vis - entretien avec Bernard Magnier
2010 Conversations - Interviews de Ghila Sroka

Children's books (love, death, politics)

2006 Je suis fou de Vava - illustration de Fr茅d茅ric Normandin
2009 La F锚te des morts - illustration de Fr茅d茅ric Normandin
2014 Le baiser mauve de Vava - illustration de Fr茅d茅ric Normandin
2014 L鈥檕deur du caf茅 - illustration de Francesc Rovira

We would also like to thank the 芦Salon du livre de Vancouver 禄for its support of the event.

Don't miss this francophone event which will take place from May 26 to 28. All the details here: .

FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT :

Laurence Gagnon
Coordinator - Events and Communications
Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA)
offacoor@sfu.ca

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