{"id":8998251,"date":"2026-07-01T22:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=8998251"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:30:49","slug":"literary-fall-returns-to-villa-albertine-this-september","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/literary-fall-returns-to-villa-albertine-this-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Fall Returns to Villa Albertine This September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Villa Albertine invites readers, writers,&nbsp;publishers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;translators&nbsp;to gather for a new edition of&nbsp;<strong>Literary Fall<\/strong>, a two-day celebration of contemporary French and Francophone literature with <strong>a special focus on speculative fiction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking place on&nbsp;<strong>September 25 and 26, 2026<\/strong>, the festival will explore the vitality, diversity, and international reach of French-language literature, with a special focus on<strong> fantasy, science fiction, comics, and the literature of the imagination<\/strong>. Through conversations and panels, Literary Fall will bring together acclaimed authors, translators,&nbsp;editors, critics,&nbsp;and&nbsp;publishers from both sides of the Atlantic to examine how stories travel and shape our understanding of the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The festival will include&nbsp;the following sessions:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Friday, September 25<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>3 PM | The New Landscape of Literary Translation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4:30 PM | What French and Francophone Literature Offers the American Imagination\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 PM |<\/strong> <strong>Conversation: An Evening with Le\u00efla Slimani<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saturday, September 26<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>11:30 AM &#8211; 12:30 PM\u00a0| From Moebius to Marvel: How French Comics Helped Shape American Fantasy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2 PM &#8211; 3 PM\u00a0|<\/strong> <strong>Romantasy Across the Atlantic: A Conversation on the Worldwide Romantasy Boom\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3:30 PM- 4:30 PM | Utopias, Dystopias, and the Politics of Imagination<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5 PM &#8211; 6 PM | Lore Across Languages: Translation, Adaptation, and Worldbuilding<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned for our complete lineup of events and speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Register for the festival and to receive program updates <a href=\"https:\/\/vip.villa-albertine.org\/_0kkwd5\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/vip.villa-albertine.org\/_0kkwd5\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8998252,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[],"app_city_tax":[217],"app_event_type":[237,241],"class_list":["post-8998251","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_city_tax-nyc","app_event_type-festival","app_event_type-talk"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Literary Fall Returns to Villa Albertine This September - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/literary-fall-returns-to-villa-albertine-this-september\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Literary Fall Returns to Villa Albertine This September - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Villa Albertine invites readers, writers,&nbsp;publishers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;translators&nbsp;to gather for a new edition of&nbsp;Literary Fall, a two-day celebration of contemporary French and Francophone literature with a special focus on speculative fiction. 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