Kosmopolis | The Amplified Literature Fest

Kosmopolis 2019
The Stories that Move the World
Introductory article on the tenth edition of the festival.
Kosmopolis 2019
K19 is approaching
From 20 to 24 March 2019, the festival will revolve around the stories of the 21st century that aim to give sense to the world that we have created. Save the Dates!
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K Dialogues. Highlights from last editions
Teju Cole and Enrique Vila-Matas | Kim Stanley Robinson and Ian Watson | John Banville and Pierre Lemaitre | Svetlana Aleksievich and Francesc Serés | William T. Vollmann and Juan Francisco Ferré | Robert Coover and Màrius Serra | Rachel Kushner and Eduardo Lago | Jon Lee Anderson and Martín Caparrós
Continuous Programme 2018
Imperfect Futures
20 November | Rachel Cantor, an American writer in residence in Barcelona, and Joan Miquel Oliver, singer, composer and writer, talk with Andreu Gomila about dystopia as narrative material.
Continuous Programme 2018
Hanif Kureishi Answers the Proust Questionnaire
We put to him the questionnaire in order to find out some interesting aspects of his personality.
CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME 2018
Meeting with Hanif Kureishi
3 October | The British writer Hanif Kureishi talks with Alicia Kopf about his literary career and his latest novel "The Nothing".
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Gallery of Nonconformists at Kosmopolis
Here you can recover eight sessions by creators of literary artefacts that challenge conventions: Mark Z. Danielewski, William T. Vollmann, Juan Francisco Ferré, Daniel Tammet, Màrius Serra, Liudmila Petrushevskaya, Teju Cole, Enrique Vila-Matas, Svetlana Alexievich, Francesc Serés, Robert Coover and Sergio Chejfec.
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Journalism and literature
The relations between journalism and literature have been a constant feature of the festival, with the participation, among others, of Ryszard Kapuscinski, Robert Boynton, Amira Hass, John Lee Anderson, Martin Caparrós, David Rieff and Carles Capdevila.
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The pleasure of reading: selected publications for a good summer
We’ve put together a selection of readings for you based on the recommendations of the CCCB team.
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Comic and Graphic Novel at Kosmopolis
With activities ranging from animated concerts and performances to workshops, and including monographic sessions, dialogues and lectures, authors featured have included Zeina Abirached, Paco Roca, Frédéric Pajak, Jorge Carrión, Sagar, Peter Kuper, Dave McKean and Max, among others.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy in Kosmopolis
William Gibson, Brian W. Aldiss, Joe Haldeman, Neil Gaiman, Kim Stanley Robinson, George RR Martin, Rhianna Pratchet...
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Third culture at Kosmopolis
Literature at the centre of the scene in interaction with the arts and the sciences.
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Kosmopolis Performances
Rap, spoken word, slam and poetry. Selection of prominent performances from the different festival editions.
Continuous programme 2018
Talk with Orhan Pamuk
3 April | The Turkish author, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2006, talks with journalist Pepa Fernández about his work and his professional career.
Continuous Programme 2018
Travels in Sketches. Travel literature through graphic fiction
20 April | Workshop on producing travel chronicles led by Jorge Carrión and Sagar, presentation of the special “Drawn Journeys” issue of Altaïr Magazine by Pere Ortín and conversation with American author Peter Kuper.
Continuous programme 2018
Frankenstein in the Anthropocene
14 March | On the occasion of the bicentenary of Mary Shelley's novel, researchers Dehlia Hannah and Fernando Vidal explore the links between the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley and the reflections that accompany the concept of the "Anthropocene”.
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20 variations on amplified literature
Highlight sessions of Kosmopolis 2017.
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Narrative immersion: the next challenge
The three Alpha Channel chats that we are offering investigated virtual reality and other immersive experiences, pioneers of what can be glimpsed as the next great language.
Kosmopolis 17
Seven Talks About Climate Change
Climate change is already a reality and many are the symptoms that show it, from the emergence of vegetation in Antarctica to the alterations in the planet temperatures. At Kosmopolis we wanted to reflect on this and we offered several talks about climate change, because facing climate change involves talking and accepting other changes.
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The female constelations at K17
Subversive mothers, repentant mothers, grieving mothers and free mothers. Women who celebrate their old age, who write from experience and imagination. We are going to dedicate part of the programming of Kosmopolis to the Female constelations.
Continuous Programme 2017
Colson Whitehead Answers the Proust Questionnaire
We put to Colson Whitehead, author of "The Underground Railroad", the Proust Questionnaire in order to find out some interesting aspects of his personality.
Continuous Programme 2017
Karl Ove Knausgård Answers the Proust Questionnaire
During his visit to Kosmopolis, we put to him the French author's questionnaire.
Continuous Programme 2017
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Ian McEwan | Teju Cole | Enrique Vila-Matas | Ngugi wa Thiong’o | Canadian literature | Karl Ove Knausgård | Translation Slam| Colson Whitehead
Continuous Programme 2016
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Radio Kosmopolis | The Stomach of the Writers | John Irving | Svetlana Aleksievich | Don DeLillo | New Voices from Europe | Eurocon 2016
Kosmopolis Archive
KOSMOPOLIS VIDEO CHANNEL
With this Vimeo video channel you can travel back to all past sessions of Kosmopolis, the event-laboratory where literature is the main character in all its aspects in interaction with the arts and sciences.
Kosmopolis Archive
Kosmopolis Radio Podcast
Radio Kosmopolis is a radiophonic experiment that aims to explore new paths in narrative.
Kosmopolis Archive
Kosmopolis Images
K17 Photo Gallery on Flickr
Blog Veus
A commitment to literature
Barcelona is now part of the UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network as a City of Literature. It has been awarded this distinction thanks to the many initiatives related with the world of letters that exists in the city. The CCCB has been involved in the candidacy with many literary projects, including Kosmopolis.
Kosmopolis 2017
PJ Harvey at K17 Festival
The artist will close this year’s festival with readings from her poetry book "The Hollow of the Hand".
Kosmopolis 2017
Werner Herzog at K17 Festival
German film director and writer Werner Herzog will be talking with Paul Holdengräber, founder and director of The New York Public Library’s Live programme, in a discourse entitled “Ecstasy and Terror in the Mind of God”.
THE SEBALD LEGACY
SEBALDIANA BLOG
Sebaldiana is the digital magazine produced to accompany the exhibition Sebald Variations.

The Stories that Move the World

K19 is approaching

K Dialogues. Highlights from last editions

Imperfect Futures

Hanif Kureishi Answers the Proust Questionnaire

Meeting with Hanif Kureishi

Gallery of Nonconformists at Kosmopolis

Journalism and literature

The pleasure of reading: selected publications for a good summer

Comic and Graphic Novel at Kosmopolis

Science Fiction and Fantasy in Kosmopolis

Third culture at Kosmopolis

Kosmopolis Performances

Talk with Orhan Pamuk

Travels in Sketches. Travel literature through graphic fiction

Frankenstein in the Anthropocene

20 variations on amplified literature

Narrative immersion: the next challenge

Seven Talks About Climate Change

The female constelations at K17

Colson Whitehead Answers the Proust Questionnaire

Karl Ove Knausgård Answers the Proust Questionnaire

Watch de videos online

Watch de videos online

KOSMOPOLIS VIDEO CHANNEL

Kosmopolis Radio Podcast

Kosmopolis Images

A commitment to literature

PJ Harvey at K17 Festival

Werner Herzog at K17 Festival

SEBALDIANA BLOG