Round table with Alain Damasio
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As part of the Printemps de la Poésie 2017, the EPFL Library organizes a round table in partnership with the Maison d'Ailleurs. "Quelle poésie pour l’humanité augmentée ? Alain Damasio, entre poésie et science-fiction". Wednesday 15th March - Rolex Forum - 7.30pm
The honor guest, Alain Damasio, is a must-read sci-fi author, whose second book "The Horde of the Contrevent" was awarded in 2006 by the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. It deploys a world where poetry becomes a central element for the group survival.
Alain Damasio will answer questions from many speakers. The evening will be hosted by Marc Atallah (Letters, UNIL), a science fiction specialist, and the Director of the Maison d'Ailleurs, and by Colin Pahlisch (Letters, UNIL), who is writing a thesis on A. Damasio. Other speakers will also be present, such as Stéphane Martin, co-author of La Croisée des souffles (Archipelago, 2014).
The meeting will take place in French and will be followed by an aperitif.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, March 15th.