Siri Hustvedt
14 May 2019 - 14 May 2019
Meet the writer
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Palais des Beaux-Arts - BOZAR - 23 Rue Ravenstein 1000
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There’s no need to present the American writer Siri Hustvedt. She has written several books, including international bestsellers such as What I loved and Summer without men. Her nonfiction has also garnered a lot of praise, such as the recently published A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women. Essays on art, sex and the mind.Hustvedt will talk with Ruth Joos about art, the mind and her new novel Memories of the Future. Time, memory and desire are the central themes of this story about a young woman who moves to New York in the late seventies and becomes obsessed by her mysterious neighbour. Forty years later, the now successful writer finds the notebooks, in which she recorded her neighbour’s monologues as she listened to her through the thin walls of their apartment.
Palais des Beaux-Arts - BOZAR
23 Rue Ravenstein 1000
It’s impossible to talk about culture in Belgium without mentioning the Centre for Fine Arts located in Brussels. Whether it comes to exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, movies or projects concerning literature and architecture, BOZAR will always put originality and innovation first. They prove to keep a finger on the pulse with their varied and sophisticated programme. Besides emphasizing the importance of creation, quality and a rich artistic offering, BOZAR is especially concerned about the total experience of the visitors.
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