A Discussion with Laurent Binet
Talk
French author Laurent Binet will discuss HHhH: A Novel, The Seventh Function of Language: A Novel, and Civilizations: A Novel.
March 3, 2022 | 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Acclaimed French novelist Laurent Binet will join Alison James (University of Chicago), Akihiro Kubo (Kwansei Gakuin University), and Françoise Lavocat (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle) for a wide-ranging discussion on the theme of “Impossible Fictions.”
Binet also will discuss his three most recent novels: HHhH: A Novel, The Seventh Function of Language: A Novel, and Civilizations: A Novel.
About the author: Laurent Binet lives and works in France. His first novel, HHhH, was an international bestseller that won the prestigious Prix Goncourt du premier roman, among other prizes. The 7th Function of Language won the Prix de la FNAC and Prix Interallié. The bestselling Civilizations won the Grand Prix de l’Académie française.
This event is presented in association with the Seminary Co-op Bookstores.
This talk will be presented as part of the Second International Congress of the International Society for Fiction and Fictionality Studies / Société internationale des recherches sur la fiction et la fictionnalité (ISFFS/SIRFF), sponsored by the Possible and Impossible Fictions research project at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, the France Chicago Center, the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, and the Institut Universitaire de France.
In partnership with
France Chicago Center
The France Chicago Center (FCC) is a University of Chicago-based interdisciplinary organization with a two-fold mission of: (1) facilitating, promoting, and fostering stronger ties between University of Chicago students and researchers and their colleagues in France, and (2) increasing awareness within the University of Chicago community of French culture, art, and thought. To this end, FCC sponsors a range of programs including conferences, workshops, public lectures, visiting professors, fellowships, travel grants & fellowships, exchange programs and various cultural, scientific, and outreach activities.
