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When Siri Hustvedt is a guest at International Authors' Stage, she will talk about the work of writing the memoir, Ghost Stories, which is her most personal work to date.

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International Author's Stage: Siri Hustvedt (US)

Experience award-winning author Siri Hustvedt in a conversation about grief, memory, and love when she visits The Black Diamond on the occasion of the publication of her memoir, Ghost Stories. A Love Story.

Siri Hustvedt is one of New York's prominent writers and intellectuals. With an impressive range, she writes about feminism, art, philosophy, history, psychology, and neuroscience. She is currently writing her memoir, Ghost. A love story about her lifelong relationship with her now deceased husband, Paul Auster.

In 2024, Paul Auster, who, in addition to being her great love, was also a fellow writer for more than 40 years, passed away.

When Siri Hustvedt is a guest at International Authors' Stage, she will talk about the work of writing the memoir Ghost. A Love Story , which is her most personal work to date, the memoir. A moving and intimate meditation on grief, memory, and enduring love.

The book is a patchwork of memories from the couple's life together: diary entries, notes, email correspondences, and love letters that intertwine into a tender and powerful tale of a long life together.

Medvirkende

Siri Hustvedt

Siri Hustvedt (f. 1955) er kendt for at skrive stemningsfyldte og intelligente fortællinger. Hun har en Ph.d. i engelsk litteratur fra Columbia Universitet, og har som forfatter udgivet romaner, essays, flere værker inden for faglitteratur og en digtsamling. Hun er kendt for sine intime personportrætter – ikke mindst af kunstnere i New York.

Lotte Folke Kaarsholm

Lotte Folke Kaarsholm er opinionsredaktør på Politiken og tidligere vært i Deadline på DR. Før det var hun redaktionschef på Information, hvor hun startede sin vej ind i journalistikken med at være anmelder og kulturreporter. Hun er også kandidat i litteraturvidenskab og har interviewet forfattere fra mange forskellige lande.

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Part of the series International Authors' Stage

Two chairs on stage for the International Authors' Stage while the audience finds their seats

Photo: Malthe Ivarsson / Det Kgl. Bibliotek

Meet the greatest authors of the time from all over the world for in-depth conversations in The Black Diamond's beautiful event hall, the Queen's Hall. International Authors' Stage was founded in 2008, and has since hosted more than 150 authors from around the world.

The event is part of the series International Authors' Stage.

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