International children's and youth literature at the Berlin International Literature Festival 2013
The 13th International Literature Festival Berlin with its festival section International Children's and Young People's Literature took place from September 4th to 15th, 2013. The main venue was the Haus der Berliner Festspiele .
Guests
In 2013, 15 authors and illustrators were guests of the festival section International Children's and Young People's Literature . In addition, guests from other festival sections appeared in the children's and youth program. There was also a retrospective:
| guest | nationality | Books presented in the children's and youth program | Festival section |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milena Baisch | Germany | Anton dives (2010) | International children's and youth literature |
| Gabi Beltran | Spain | Stories from the neighborhood / Històries de Barri (2011) | Cross Section: Graphic Novel Day and International Children's and Youth Literature |
| John Boyne | Ireland | The Amazing Adventures of Barnaby Brocket (2013) / The Terrible Thing Happened to Barnaby Brocket did (2012) | International children's and youth literature |
| Manuele Fior | Italy / France | The Transfer / L'Entrevue (2013) | Cross Section: Graphic Novel Day and International Children's and Youth Literature |
| Cornelia Funke | Germany / USA | Ghost Knight (2011), Reckless - Living Shadows (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Inés Garland | Argentina | The other islands (festival title, not published in German) / Piedra, Papel o Tijera (2009), Like an invisible band (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Yves Grevet | France | Méto - The House / Méto - La Maison (2012), Méto - The Island / Méto - L'Île (2012), Méto - The World / Méto - Le Monde (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Finn-Ole Heinrich | Germany | Cliffhanger (2011), Frerk, you dwarf! (2011), The Amazing Adventures of Maulina Schmitt - My Broken Kingdom (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Franz Hohler | Switzerland | Dr. Parking lot (1980) | Cross Section: World Wisdom and International Children's and Youth Literature |
| Chen Jianghong | China / France | An Grandfather's Hand - My Childhood in China (2009) / Mao et Moi (2008), The Little Fisherman and the Bone Man ( festival title, not published in German) / Le petit Pêcheur et le Squelette (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Joke van Leeuwen | Netherlands | When my father became a bush and I lost my name (2012) / Oen mijn Vader een Struik wird (2010), wait a minute - What we see when we see and why (2012) / Een halve Hond heel thinking - een Boek over Kijken (2008) | International children's and youth literature |
| Nicolas Mahler | Austria | Alice in Sussex (2013) | Cross Section: Graphic Novel Day and International Children's and Youth Literature |
| Geert Mak | Netherlands | America! In Search of the Land of Unlimited Possibilities (2013) / Reizen zonder John - Op zoek naar Amerika (2012) | Cross Section: Literatures of the World and International Children's and Youth Literature |
| Raquel J. Palacio | United States | Wonder (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Mirjam Pressler | Germany | A book for Hanna (2011) | International children's and youth literature |
| Antoine de Saint-Exupery | France | The Little Prince (1950) | Retrospective |
| Andreas Schulze | Germany | Mr. Ostertag makes noises (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Ruta Sepetys | United States | And in me the invincible summer / Between Shades of Gray (2011), Raus aus New Orleans (festival title, not published in German) / Out of the Easy (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Seyyed Ali Shodjaie | Iran | The big snowman - A picture book from Iran / دنوشن بآ اه يفرب مدآ رگا (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Bhajju Shyam | India | The Secret of Trees (2009) / The Night Life of Trees (2006), Alone in the Forest (festival title, not published in German), Das Londoner Dschungelbuch (festival title, not published in German) / The London Jungle Book (2004) , So I see things (festival title, not published in German) / That's how I See Things (2007) | International children's and youth literature |
| Janne Teller | Denmark / USA | Everything - What It's About (2013) | International children's and youth literature |
| Brecht Vandenbroucke | Belgium | White Cube (2013) | Cross Section: Graphic Novel Day and International Children's and Youth Literature |
| Józef Wilkoń | Poland | Leopanther - A Love Story (1991), Tallula - Queen of the Night (2012) | International children's and youth literature |
Venues
A total of 23 venues were used. The main venue was the Haus der Berliner Festspiele , where the main stage with around 999 seats, the side stage with around 230 seats, the back stage with around 99 seats and the rehearsal stage with around 99 seats were used. Events also took place in 15 cultural institutions, namely in the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, the Philipp Schaeffer District Central Library , the German Historical Museum , the Yellow Villa, the Ilse Demme gardening school, the picture gallery , the Georg Büchner bookstore on Kollwitzplatz, the Grips -Theater , the Instituto Cervantes Berlin, the youth culture center pump, the youth detention center Berlin, the Neuköllner Oper , the NRW state representation in Berlin, the Schaubude and the Weinmeisterhaus. In addition, events were held at seven schools: in the Allegro primary school, the European Bertha von Suttner grammar school , the Friedensburg secondary school, the Gustav Heinemann school, the Karl Sellheim school, the Lenau primary school and the Wilhelm von Humboldt Community School.
program
As part of the program, the books Le petit pêcheur et le squelette (2013) by Chen Jianghong , The Amazing Adventures of Maulina Schmitt - My Broken Kingdom (2013) by Finn-Ole Heinrich , Preben Kaas - Herr Ostertag Makes Noise (2013) by Andreas Schulze and Alles - Was es geht (2013) presented by Janne Teller as world premieres.
Library for young readers
For the second time in the history of the festival, the guests of the children and youth program were asked to select a book that they would recommend to young readers to read. The recommended books were exhibited during the festival in the box office in the Haus der Berliner Festspiele . The following books were recommended:
| Festival guest | Recommended book title | Author / illustrator of the recommended book |
|---|---|---|
| Milena Baisch | Uncle Ede has a mustache (1971) | Bertolt Brecht , Ursula Kirchberg |
| John Boyne | The silver sword (1956) / The silver knife (1963) | Ian Serraillier |
| Chen Jianghong | Just me (1965) | Marie Hall Ets |
| Manuele Fior | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) / A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1972) | James Joyce |
| Inés Garland | The God of small Things (1997) / The God of small things (1999) | Arundhati Roy |
| Yves Grevet | Blanche trilogy consisting of Blanche ou la triple contrainte de l'enfer (2005), Blanche et l'Oeil du grand khan (2006) and Blanche et le vampire de Paris (2007) | Hervé cheers |
| Finn-Ole Heinrich | Waiting fot the Barbarians (1980) / Waiting for the Barbarians (1984) | John M. Coetzee |
| Franz Hohler | May 35 or Konrad rides into the South Seas (1931) | Erich Kaestner |
| Joke van Leeuwen | Le città invisibili (1972) / The invisible cities (1977) | Italo Calvino |
| Nicolas Mahler | Candide ou l'optimisme (1759) / Candide or Optimism (1971) | Voltaire |
| Geert Mak | Over het water (1998) / Over the water (2000) | HM van den Brink |
| Raquel J. Palacio | Mondo piccolo - Don Camillo (1948) / Don Camillo and Peppone (1950) | Giovanni Guareschi |
| Andreas Schulze | Holes (1998) / Holes - The Secrets of Green Lake (2000) | Louis Sachar |
| Ruta Sepetys | The Arrival (2006) / A New Land (2008) | Shaun Tan |
| Seyyed Ali Shodjaie | Le Petit Prince (1943) / The Little Prince (1950) | Antoine de Saint-Exupery |
| Janne Teller | A History of Western Philosophy (1945) / Philosophy of the Occident (1950) | Bertrand Russell |
| Brecht Vandenbroucke | Elvis Road (2007) | Studio Elvis |
| Robert Paul Weston | Momo (1973) | Michael Ende |
| Józef Wilkoń | W Nieparyżu i gdzie indziej (1967) | Anna Kamieńska |
Publications
In 2013, Vorwerk 8 published the bilingual, German-English publication Key for the Future - Which Children's and Young People's Literature Does Europe Need? / Keys to the Future - What kind of Children's and Young Adult Literature does Europe need? , edited by Birte Hendricks, Christoph Peter and Ulrich Schreiber , ISBN 978-3-940384-54-6 . The book contains an introduction to the topic, as well as book recommendations and texts by various authors and illustrators who were guests at the 12th Berlin International Literature Festival.
Web links
- Website , Facebook presence , Twitter presence and YouTube presence of the children and youth program
- Program 2013