This event will be held in English.
Co-sponsored by the Columbia Global Paris Center and Columbia University Press.
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Join us for the annual “Frankfurt in Paris” book talk organized in partnership with Columbia University Press.
This year’s edition will feature author Ari Gautier, translator Sheela Mahadevan, and moderator Arvind Appadurai in conversation about Gautier’s novel Lakshmi’s Secret Diary (CUP 2024).
Speakers
Ari Gautier is an Indian Francophone writer and poet from the former French Indian territory of Pondicherry, now based in Norway. One of the few contemporary Indian writers who adopts French as a primary literary language, he is also the author of the novel Le Thinnai and the short story collection Nocturne Pondichéry.
Sheela Mahadevan is lecturer in French and Francophone studies at the University of Liverpool.
Arvind Appadurai is a writer, poet and translator.
Venue
Nestled in the Montparnasse district, Reid Hall hosts several Columbia University initiatives: the Columbia Global Paris Center, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Columbia Undergraduate Programs, the M.A. in History and Literature, and the GSAPP Shape of Two Cities Program. This unique combination of resources is enhanced by our global network whose mission is to expand the University's engagement with the world through educational programs, research initiatives, regional partnerships, and public events.
The views and opinions expressed by speakers and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of the Columbia Global Paris Center or its affiliates.
