Literatures of the World
The authors taking part in the Literatures of the World section of the progamme are chosen by a jury, with each member nominating two authors. The jurors, who are internationally renowned for their knowledge of literature in their respective regions and countries, choose a representative cross-section of prose and poetry for the festival. The visitors will not only get to know many internationally acclaimed authors, but they will also make exciting discoveries about far away lands.
Members of the jury and participating writers in 2008 (status: 27 March 2008)
Chris Abani (Nigeria/USA) nominated
Helon Habila and Ivan Vladislavić
Yury Andrukhovych (Ukraine) nominated
Natalka Snyadanko and Vasyl Makhno
Robert Gray (Australia) nominated
Don Paterson and Tim Liardet
László Krasznahorkai (Hungary) nominated
Mihály Víg and Ion Grigorescu
Katja Lange-Müller (Germany) nominated
Irina Liebmann and Ulrich Peltzer
Alberto Manguel (Canada/France) nominated
Marina Warner and Milton Hatoum
Abdourahman A. Waberi (Djibouti/France) nominated
Dinaw Mengestu and Laila Lalami
further authors in 2008
Participants of the Literatures of the World Section
2007
Hanan al-Shaykh (Lebanon/UK) nominated Shusha Guppy and Abdel Moneim Ramadan
Juri Andrukhovych (Ukraine) nominated Andrij Bondar and Natasza Goerke
Namita Gokhale (India) nominated Shamsur Rahman Faruqi and Nayantara Sahgal
Philip Jeyaretnam (Singapore) nominated Tash Aw and lę thi diem thúy
László Krasznahorkai (Hungary) nominated Szilárd Borbély and Cosmin Manolache
Alberto Manguel (Canada/France) nominated Guillermo Arriaga Jordan and Jane Urquhart
Herta Müller (Germany) nominated Sigitas Parulskis and Dan Sociu
Charles Simic (USA) nominated Jorie Graham and Paul Muldoon
Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) nominated Iván Thays and Piedad Bonnett
Abdourahman Waberi (Djibouti/France) nominated Jean Rouaud and Asli Erdogan
Adam Zagajewski (Poland) nominated Tony Hoagland and Marie Lundquist
2006
Hanan al-Shaykh (Lebanon/UK) nominated Iman Humaidan and Aamer Hussein
Jon Fosse (Norway) nominated Paal-Helge Haugen and Dag Solstad
Philip Jeyaretnam (Singapore) nominated Rattawut Lapcharoensap and Wei Hui
László Krasznahorkai (Hungary) nominated Ted Milton and Hiroshi Sakagami
Alberto Manguel (Canada/France) nominated Joan Lingard and Anne Michaels
Iris Radisch (Germany) nominated Attila Bartis and Jáchym Topol
Charles Simic (USA) nominated Deborah Eisenberg and James Tate
Shashi Tharoor (India) nominated Vikram Chandra and Manil Suri
Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) nominated Jorge Eduardo Benavides and Patricia de Souza
Abdourahman A. Waberi (Djibouti/France) nominated Salim Bachi and Helon Habila
Adam Zagajewski (Poland) nominated Jerzy Kronhold and Tomasz Różycki
2005
Jon Fosse (Norway) nominated Katarina Frostenson, Rolf Sagen, Sřren Ulrik Thomsen
Philip Jeyaretnam (Singapore) nominated Rofel G. Brion, Vyvyane Loh, Huzir Sulaiman
Antjie Krog (South Africa) nominated Mia Couto, Ingrid de Kok, Gcina Mhlophe
Alberto Manguel (Canada/France) nominated Barry Lopez, Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Sergio Pitol
Abdelwahab Meddeb (Tunisia/France) nominated Vénus Khoury-Ghata, Antoine Raybaud, Ryoko Sekiguchi
Iris Radisch (Germany) nominated Thomas Kapielski, Helga M. Novak, Linn Ullmann
Charles Simic (USA) nominated Russell Banks, Francine Prose, Mark Strand
Shashi Tharoor (India) nominated Shauna Singh Baldwin, Namita Gokhale, K. Satchidanandan
Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) nominated Soledad Alvarez, Arturo Fontaine, Giovanna Pollarolo
Adam Zagajewski (Poland) nominated Ellen Hinsey, Edward Hirsch, Petr Král
2004
Philip Jeyaretnam (Singapore) nominated Alfian Bin Sa'at, K.S. Maniam, Duong Thu Huong
Alberto Manguel (Canada/France) nominated Javier Cercas, Edgardo Cozarinsky, Hassan Daoud
Abdelwahab Meddeb (Tunisia) nominated Alberto Mussa, Nabil Naoum, Bernard Noël
Martin Mooj (Netherlands) nominated Bernlef, Adrian Mitchell, Hagar Peeters
Iris Radisch (Germany) nominated David Albahari, Juri Andruchowytsch, Susanne Riedel
Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland) nominated Fuad Rifka, Elena Schwarz, Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Véronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast/South Africa) nominated Tanella Boni, Hamidou Dia, Zakes Mda
Shashi Tharoor (India) nominated Joseph Olshan, Alka Saraogi, M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru) nominated Andrés Barba, Alonso Cueto, Alvaro Enrigue
Yvonne Vera (Zimbabwe) nominated Chris Abani, Aritha van Herk, Leone Ross
Eliot Weinberger (USA) nominated Taha Muhammad Ali, Semezdin Mehmedinović, Aharon Shabtai
2003
Juan Gustavo Cobo Borda (Colombia) nominated Adolfo Castańón, Eduardo Chirinos, Darío Jaramillo Agudelo
Alberto Manguel (Canada/France) nominated Anita Desai, Jabbar Yassin Hussin, Susan Swan
Abdelwahab Meddeb (Tunisia/France) nominated Mohammed Bennis, Lorand Gaspar, José María Ridao
Martin Mooj (Netherlands) nominated Remco Campert, Clara Janés, Yôko Ogawa
Ljudmila Petruschewskaja (Russia) nominated Windows MediaOlga Schamborant, Viktorija Tokarjewa, Tatjana Tolstaja
Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland) nominated Gennadij Ajgi, László Darvasi, Ryszard Krynicki
Véronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast/South Africa) nominated Fatou Keďta, Leďla Marouane, Lewis Nkosi
Shashi Tharoor (India) nominated Romesh Gunesekera, Lee Siegel, O.V. Vijayan
Yvonne Vera (Zimbabwe) nominated Achmat Dangor, Witi Ihimaera, José Manuel Prieto
Eliot Weinberger (USA) nominated Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Semezdin Mehmedinović, Alberto Ruy Sánchez
Herbert Wiesner (Germany) nominated László Márton, Michčle Métail, Dieter Wellershoff
2002
Bei Dao (China/USA) nominated Ouyang Jianghe, Yu Hua, Zhang Zao
Tedi López Mills (Mexico) nominated Tomás Segovia, Antonio Cisneros, Eduardo Lizalde
Alberto Manguel (Canada/France) nominated Nélida Pińon, Liliana Heker, Eduardo Berti
Abdelwahab Meddeb (Tunisia/France) nominated Gôzô Yoshimasu, Michel Deguy, Salah Stétié
Martin Mooj (Netherlands) nominated Breyten Breytenbach, Eddy van Vliet, Tahar Ben Jelloun
Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland) nominated Petr Borkovec, László Krasznahorkai, Drago Jančar
Véronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast/South Africa) nominated Boniface Mongo-Mboussa, Bessora, Alain Mabanckou
John Tranter (Australia) nominated Anne Waldman, Alan Duff, Tom Raworth
Eliot Weinberger (USA) nominated Luljeta Lleshanaku, Forrest Gander, Yoel Hoffmann
Herbert Wiesner (Germany) nominated Robert Bober, Paul Nizon, Ulrich Peltzer
Yvonne Vera (Zimbabwe) nominated Farida Karodia, Jamal Mahjoub, Pauline Melville
2001
Dieter Bachmann (Switzerland) nominated Inger Christensen, Antonio Tabucchi, Leo Tuor
Martin Mooj (Netherlands) nominated Tahar Ben Jelloun, Agus R. Sarjono, James Fenton
Dilip Chitre (India) nominated Namdeo Dhasal, Rita Dove, Daniel Weissbort
Pura Lopez Colomé (Mexico) nominated José Emilo Pacheco, Enrique Fierro, Hugo Gola
Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland) nominated Peter Esterhazy, Ales Rasanau, Ljudmila Ulitzkaja
Kazuo Shiraishi (Japan) nominated Günter Kunert, Mazisi Kunene, Jehuda Amichai
Véronique Tadjo (Ivory Coast/South Africa) nominated Ken Bugul, Boris Boubacar Diop, Abdourahman A. Waberi
John Tranter (Australia) nominated Pamela Brown, Michele Leggott, Rodney Hall
Yvonne Vera (Zimbabwe) nominated Chenjerai Hove, Goretti Kyomuhendo, Antije Krog
Eliot Weinberger (USA) nominated Bei Dao, Michael Palmer, Lydia Davis
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