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03–12 Sep 2026 Programm
06–16 Sep 2026 Junges Programm

Curator in Residence 2026

Jeet Thayil

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Douglas Stuart © Desiree Adams
14. July 2026

Literary Highlights of the 26th ILB

Haus der Berliner Festspiele © Phil Dera
1. July 2026

Tickets available now. The full program of the 26th ILB has been announced

Arundhati Roy beim ILB 2025 © Carsten Koall
28. June 2026

»Read, Read, Read« – Finding Yourself in Times of Trouble? with Arundhati Roy and Gabriele von Arnim

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At a glance

Festival within the Festival
Curator in Residence

Literary Highlights

Dialogues & Discussions

Rhythm & Writing

Highlights 2025
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Discover the ILB

Literature in the live stream

Experience selected highlights from past festivals as streams on YouTube—featuring, among others, Saša Stanišić, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Elif Shafak.

Abdulrazak Gurnah, Sharon Dodua Otoo © Phil Dera

Von A as in Adichie…

Discover the authors of all festival years in our comprehensive author overview: from A as in Adichie to Z as in Zink.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ©Manny Jefferson
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie © Manny Jefferson

Literature for the Ears

Experience outstanding international authors such as André Aciman, Leïla Slimani or Ocean Vuong in audio format on dichterlesen.net.
Leila Slimani
Leila Slimani © Ali Ghandtschi

Young Program

Discover the Young ilb Program with readings and workshops for students of all grade levels.

Alexander Lehnert © Bernhard Ludewig

Die Programmhefte des 26. ILB zum Download

Program booklet program
Program booklet program

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