September 30th
 

Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall

11:00-11:50 Opening of the Fifth Yerevan Book Fest

13:00-13:50 “Pilgrimage To the Brain”: discussion (“Edge” Publishing House)

14:00-14:50 Presentation of the book by Tigran Paskevichyan and Levon Gulkhasyan “Summer vacation: between two fires” (“Actual Art” Publishing House)

15:00-15:50 Meeting with Alexander Arkhangelsky

16:00-16:50 Presentation of the second volume of Tigran Hayrapetyan’s book “On the approaches to the Third World War” (“Newmeg” Publishing House)

17:00-18:30 The Big Book Award presents: Two women of Leo Tolstoy (Presentation of “The True Story of Anna Karenina” and the dialogue novel “Sonya, go away! Sophia Tolstaya: the look of a man and a woman”: Pavel Basinsky and Ekaterina Barbanyaga). Host - Lilit Meliksetyan

19։00-19։50 Presentation of Gurgen Khanjyan”s novel “Pandemic” (author laureate of the Yerevan Book Fest)

20։00-20։50 Presentation of Husik Ara’s collection, “The Lost Generation” (author laureate of the Yerevan Book Fest)

Basement Hall of the Arno Babajanyan Philharmonic Hall

14:00-14:50 How to organize preschool education correctly (“Mari” Publishing House)

15:00-15:50 Presentation of D. H. Lawrence’s novel “Lady Chatterley's Lover” (Spyurk Scientific and Educational Centre)

16։00-16։50 17 volume of Gurgen Mahari՛s works: Arqmenik Nikoghosyan

17:00-17:50 Presentation of the book by Tigran Paskevichyan and Satenik Faramazyan “Cold Homeland: Testimonies of Exile” (“Factum” NGO)

18։00-18։50 Presentation of Lusine Yeghyan’s collection “Drift” (author laureate of the Yerevan Book Fest)

Zangak Book Store

15:00-15:50 Karolina Harutyunyan: copyright issues in Armenia

16:00-17:30 The Word As a Witness: the recent history in the works of Shamil Idiatullin, Ekaterina Manoilo and Vera Bogdanova. Host - Konstantin Milchin

18։00-18։50 Presentation of Sargis Vahagn’s biographical novel “Arshil Gorki” (“Vernatun” Publishing House)

Museum of Russian Art

14:00-15:30 Meeting with Russian poets: Anastasia Storokina, Maxim Amelin, Maxim Zamshev, and Sergey Biryukov

Hrant Matevosyan Cultural Center and Museum

15:30-16:30 Exhibition "Russian literature: history and modernity". Anna Esparsa's Curatorial tour

17:00-18:20 Presentation of the books “Bent speech” and “Expeditions”. Maxim Amelin, Igor Sid, Gevorg Gilants. Host – Hovhannes Aznavuryan

October 1

Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall

14:00-14:50 Presentation of the second volume of Charles Aznavour’s poetry (Newmeg Publishing House)

15:00-15։50 When Love Arrives: readings

16:00-18:00 Poetry panel “Poetry and Truth”: With the participation of Claudio Pozzani, Lily Michaelides, Shalva Bakuradze, Martin Solotruk, Anastasia Sorokina, Hamlet Arakelyan, Arthur Mesropyan. Host - Anahit Ghazakhetsyan

Hovhannes Tumanyan House Museum

12:00-13:30 Anastasia Strokina, Shamil Idiatullin and Nina Dashevskaya on modern children’s literature. Host - Daria Kuzina

Basement Hall of the Arno Babajanyan Philharmonic

13:00-13:50 Presentation of Naira Abrahamyan’s book “Mamik” (“Edith Print” Publishing House)

14:00-14:50 Presentation of Lusine Kharatyan’s book “Syrian Novel” (“Granish” Publishing House)

15:00-15:50 Presentation of Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (“Vernatun” Publishing House)

16:00-17:20 The Big Book Award presents: “And this is all about him”: conservative, decadent, patriot, Christian, statesman, anarchist, cleric, erotomaniac, monarchist ... Presentation of a new book by Alexey Varlamov “The Name of Rozanov”. Host - Gevorg Gilants

17:30-18:50 Maya Kucherskaya: literary workshops and the skill of a writer

Zangak Book Store

13:00-14:30 Evolution of the relationship between the author and the lyrical hero in the XXI century, trends and prospects. With the participation of Maxim Zamshev and Alexey Salnikov. Host - Konstantin Milchin

15:00-15:50 Armine Anda: creativity and cooperation

16:00-16:50 Presentation of Vahram Martirosyan’s collection “Leaning back on your half of a dream” (“Antares” Publishing House)

17:30-19:00 Women’s question: Vera Bogdanova, Anna Matveeva, Arina Obukh, and Ekaterina Manoilo about their works and heroes. Host - Alexander Snegirev

Yeghishe Charents House Museum

17:00-18:30 Poetry readings: modern poets: Serge Venturini, Marine Petrosyan, Hermine Navasardyan, Husik Ara, Tigran Gaboyan

Khachatur Abovyan House Museum Park

19:30-21:30 Music, poetry, wine

October 2

Arno Babajanyan Concert Hall

13:00-13:50 Presentation of Brian Tracy’s book “The Way to Wealth” (“Bookinist” Publishing House)

14:00-14:50 The ceremony of redemption of the jubilee stamps of Yuri Yerznkyan

15։00-15։50 Yuri Yerzinkyan and literature. Aneta Yerznkyan, David Muradyan, Tigran Grigoryan

17:00-18:30 Literary criticism: Crisis of the Genre: Lilit Meliksetyan, Evgeny Vodolazkin, Maya Kucherskaya, Alexander Snegirev. Host - Konstantin Milchin

19:00-20:00 Closing of the Fifth Yerevan Book Festival: summarising the results of the competition and awarding

National Public Library of Armenia

14:00-15:30 “The game of classics”: Alexey Varlamov, Maya Kucherskaya, Pavel Basinsky. Host– Lilit Meliksetyan

Hrant Matevosyan Museum and Cultural Centre

16:00-17:30 Poetry evening-slam: with the participation of Claudio Pozzani, Martin Solotruk, Shalva Bakuradze, Maxim Amelin, Gevorg Gilants, Sergey Biryukov, Lily Michaelides, Anahit Ghazakhetsyan, Hasmik Simonyan. Host – David Matevosyan

Basement Hall of the Arno Babajanyan Philharmonic

12:00-12:50 - Sri Shankaracharya “Crest-jewel of discrimination” (Newmeg Publishing House)

13:00-13:50 Presentation of the “Classic” book series by “Armav” Publishing House

14:00-14:50 Presentation of the children's encyclopedia “Phenomena and wonders of nature” (“Mari” Publishing House)

15:00-15։50 Presentation of the novel by Jesah (Gevorg Sahakyan) “The Scarlet Monument, or the Great Darkness” (“Antares” Publishing House)

16:00-16:50 Discussion of Ruben Filyan's novel "The Ambassador of Your Country" (Ari Literature Foundation)

17:00-17:50 Presentation of Narek Topuzyan’s book “When Yeraz Disappeared” (“Granish” Publishing House)

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Zangak Book Store

12:00-13:20 Creative meeting with Alexander Snegirev and Alexander Livergant: writers and literary periodicals. Host - Vera Bogdanova

13:30-14:50 Versopolis: Poetry as a cultural bridge in Europe. Claudio Pozzani

15։00-15։50 Presentation of Zaruhi Batoyan’s collection “For today, Tomorrow and Other Days” (“Granish” Publishing House)

16:00-16:50 Presentation of the book by Jean-Francois Lyotard “The State of Postmodernity” (Publishing House "Actual Art")

17:00-17:50 Presentation of the novel by Markus Zusak “The Book Thief” (“Darak” Publishing House)

18:00-19:00 Presentation of Hamlet Arakelyan’s novel “The Academy of Immortals” (“Antares” Publishing House)

October 3

Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University

14:30-16:00 “Genre game”: Alexey Salnikov, Evgeny Vodolazkin, Mariam Petrosyan, Aram Pachyan. Host - Lilit Meliksetyan

Writers' Union of Armenia

14:00-16:00 Meeting with the Director of the Gorky Institute of World Literature, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vadim Polonsky

Hrant Matevosyan Cultural Center and Museum

19։30-21։00 “The Buffalo”, a solo performance by Narine Grigoryan based on a story by Hrant Matevosyan (entrance with a ticket)

October 4

Yerevan State University

13:00-15:00 Combine incongruous: Shamil Idiatullin. Host – Alexander Livergant