Humanitas, Humanitas Fiction and Humanitas Junior invite you from March 21-24 to the Bookfest Timişoara Book Fair, the 11th edition, which will take place at the CRAFT Regional Business Center (Eroilor de la Tisa Boulevard no. 22).
The publishing house awaits you with over 800 titles, 60 event books, the newest releases, the bestsellers of the last months and twelve releases, preview readings and autograph sessions. All the over 800 titles will be available for purchase at special prices valid only at Bookfest Timisoara.
The program of events
Friday, March 22
17.00–17.30 Humanitas Fiction Event Volume launch Letters to a Young Novelist, Conversation at Princeton with Rubén Gallo by Mario Vargas Llosa They will speak: Adriana Babeți, Gabriel Liiceanu, Denisa Comănescu
17.30–18.00 Humanitas Event Launch and autograph session: Transfer by Andrei Mocuța They will speak: Andrei Mocuța, Adriana Babeți, Robert Șerban
18.00–18.30 Humanitas Fiction Event Launch of novels Beyond the barbed wire by James D. Shipman, The wind knows my name by Isabel Allende, Queen of hearts by Akira Mizubayashi They will speak: Melania Cincea, Ilinca Ilian, Mircea Dragu, Denisa Comănescu
18.30–19.00 Humanitas Event Launch of the collective volume What other spells has my cat cast?coordinated by Radu Paraschivescu, with texts by Ana Blandiana, Lidia Bodea, Gigi Căciuleanu, Denisa Comănescu, Marius Chivu, Cătălina Dumitrescu, Mihai Frățilă, Simona Kessler, Gabriel Liiceanu, Dan C. Mihăilescu, Germina Nagâț, Radu Paraschivescu, Alina Pavelescu, Tania Radu, Vlad Stroescu Speakers: Radu Paraschivescu, Lidia Bodea and Denisa Comănescu Event accompanied by the wines of the Jidvei winery
Saturday, March 23
12.00–12.30 Humanitas Junior Event Launch and autograph session: Three amazing days by Ioana Pârvulescu They will speak: Ioana Pârvulescu, Robert Şerban, Lidia Bodea
12.30–13.00 Humanitas Event Release and autograph session: Girls' World: Portraits and Stories from Around the Earth by Mihaela Noroc, author of the bestseller Atlas of beauty They will speak: Mihaela Noroc, Robert Șerban, Lidia Bodea
13.00–14.00 Event Gabriel Liiceanu Launch and autograph session: Back to the argument: Four dialogues about splendours too quickly forgotten by Gabriel Liiceanu and Horia-Roman Patapievici and Exitus by Gabriel Liiceanu
14.00–14.30 Humanitas Fiction Event Launch of novels passenger and Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy, Nobody leaves Palo Alto by Yaniv Iczkovits, Borges and me by Jay Parini They will speak: Ioana Pârvulescu, Dana Percek, Florin Lobonț, Denisa Comănescu
14.30–15.30 Radu Paraschivescu Event Launch and autograph session: Carnations at the brothel and Today is the tomorrow you dreaded yesterday and preview from the novel in preparation Freedom from depression: Covering and revealing from us They will speak: Radu Paraschivescu, Robert Șerban
15.30–16.00 Humanitas Fiction Event Volume launch dark sun (saga Crossing the centuries III) by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Number 2 by David Foenkinos, End of winter concert by Ismail kadare They will speak: Ioana Pârvulescu, Robert Șerban, Denisa Comănescu
16.00–16.30 Humanitas Event Launch and autograph session: I was at the end of the world by Liviu Stănescu They will speak: Liviu Stănescu, Horia Colibășanu, Melania Cincea; moderator: Gabriela Maaz
Sunday, March 24
12.00–12.30 Humanitas Junior Event Launch of the volume The circle of liars: The 100 most beautiful philosophical stories from around the world by Jean-Claude Carrière, with illustrations by Attila Bajkó Speakers: Andrada Mazilu, Attila Bajkó, Mircea Dragu
