Literary conversation Lilia Hassaine and Anne Thomas March 20, 2024

Poster on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden. © Lenos Publishing House, Lilia Hassaine, Anne Thomas, CFF

Poster on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.

French Language and Francophonie Week 2024 was celebrated in Saxony from March 13 to 20 on the initiative of the Institute français Dresden, with support from the Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, Europe, and Equality, and in collaboration with numerous partners from Dresden.

Lilia Hassaine’s book *Bittere Sonne* was published in Germany in March 2024 by Lenos Verlag Basel.

 

Through a multifaceted panorama, the French author paints a vivid, sensitively drawn picture of life in the now-troubled banlieues of Paris from the 1950s to the late 1980s, and paints touching portraits of the strong mothers and their self-assured daughters as they seek to realize their dreams in their new homeland. A conversation with the author and her translator, Anne Thomas.

In French and German

With the kind support of the Saxon State Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, Europe, and Equality.

WHEN? March 20, 2024, 6:30–9:00 p.m.
WHERE?

Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstraße 6, 01067 Dresden

Photo Gallery: Literary Discussion with Lilia Hassaine & Anne Thomas, March 20, 2024
Photo 1 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.
Photo 1 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.

Photo 1 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden. © CFF

Photo 2 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.
Photo 2 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.

Photo 2 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden. © CFF

Photo 3 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.
Photo 3 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.

Photo 3 on the occasion of the literary discussion with author Lilia Hassaine of “Bittere Sonne” (Bitter sun) and her translator Anne Thomas, held as part of French Language and Francophonie Week on March 12, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden. © CFF

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