A great interview with Zachary Richard
The multi-talented singer-songwriter and musician released his very first novel this year, The gusts of Lent. It is also the first Louisiana novel published in French in nearly 130 years. In this interview, Zachary Richard confides in Catherine Richer about what inspired his book, a fusion between the family story and the history of Louisiana.
From 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., at the Louisiana Rooted and Connected booth (1025)
Telling about exile
PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Akos Verboczy
On the occasion of their 60e anniversary, Éditions du Boréal invited authors Akos Verboczy, Maya Ombasic and Émilie Ndejuru to a discussion around immigration, its repercussions on their lives and their experiences as immigrants. A current subject that has shaped their writing.
Round table Free to tell the story of exile : from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Literary Space
Bath in Louisiana culture
PHOTO PHILIP GOULD, PROVIDED BY THE MONTREAL BOOK FAIR
Barry Jean Ancelet and his alter ego, Jean Arceneaux
Immediately after the interview with Zachary Richard, we will want to immerse ourselves in the culture of Louisiana with Barry Jean Ancelet, professor emeritus and tenured researcher at the Center for Louisiana Studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is also a poet, playwright and singer (under the pen name Jean Arceneaux) and French-speaking activist, and he will tell the history of Louisiana through his literature.
Writing in French in Louisiana: from 1682 to the present day : from 6:15 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Louisiana Rooted and Connected kiosk (1025)