{"id":47934,"date":"2022-05-25T22:13:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T20:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literaturfestivalberlin.de\/?p=47934"},"modified":"2025-01-13T12:47:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:47:31","slug":"opening-speeches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/en\/opening-speeches\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Speeches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program:<\/strong> Abdi Nazemian [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eroeffnungsrede-Abdi-Nazemian-Junges-Programm-2024-Deutsch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opening-Speech-Young-Program-2024-Abdi-Nazemian.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uoB6iH5vaAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program:<\/strong> Manjeet Mann [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eroeffnungsrede-Junges-Programm-2023-Manjeet-Mann.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opening-Speech-Young-Program-2023-Manjeet-Mann.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cDk96P4tdmI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> David Van Reybrouck [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2022-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2022-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4JFsXzXfgS4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bsg-sa8GhX0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program:<\/strong> Angeline Boulley [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2022-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2022-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=419aDgRma-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Le\u0457la Slimani [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2021-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2021-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Greeting:<\/strong> Dr. Klaus Lederer [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-Greetings-2021-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-Greetings-2021-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program:<\/strong> Marianne Kaurin [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opening-Speech-ILB-2021-Marianne-Kaurin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eroeffnungsrede-des-21.-ilb_KJL_Marianne-Kaurin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EZUjYnN0Uuc&amp;list=PL1_3c9gRMuz6PQmI0wD1PFNUqpi7MCgOv&amp;index=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Mario Vargas Llosa [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2020-es.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spanisch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2020-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2020-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program:<\/strong> Sally Nicholls [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2020-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2020-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=47KFycz1iPY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program: <\/strong>Petina Gappah [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2019-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2019-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program<\/strong>: Elizabeth Acevedo [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2019-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2019-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2018<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Eva Menasse [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2018-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2018-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program<\/strong>: Frida Nilsson [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2018-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2018-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t4eDpPX_ogw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2017<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program: <\/strong>Elif Shafak [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2017-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2017-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening speech for the topic day<em> The Art of Literary Criticism<\/em><\/strong>: Andreas Platthaus [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-Thementag-2017-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program<\/strong>: Meg Rosoff [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WY0oDBKWgi4&amp;t=11s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2016<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program: <\/strong>C\u00e9sar Aira [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2016-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2016-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2016-es.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program<\/strong>: Ruta Sepetys [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/KJL-OpeningSpeech-2016-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d3zYyVunf6s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening speech for the topic day<em> The Art of Editing<\/em><\/strong>: Delf Schmidt [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-Thementag-2016-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"test\">2015<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Javier Mar\u00edas [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2015-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2015-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program<\/strong>: Frank Cotrell Boyce [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ySJhwRggZnY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Opening speech for the topic day<em>The Art of Literary Translation<\/em><\/strong>: Frank Heibert [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-Thementag-2015-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2014<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Pankaj Mishra [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2014-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2014-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young Program<\/strong>: Patrick Ness [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FwWZHYJUF8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2013<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Taiye Selasi [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2013-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2013-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Liao Yiwu [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2012-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2012-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2012-chn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chinese<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2012-fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2011<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Tahar Ben Jelloun [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2011-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2011-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2011-fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2010<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Juan Goytisolo [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2010-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2010-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2009<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Arundhati Roy [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2009-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2009-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2009-fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2009-es.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2009-ar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arabic<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Nancy Huston [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2008-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2008-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Greeting<\/strong>: Joachim Sartorius [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-Greetings-2008-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-Greetings-2008-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2007<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> David Grossman [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2007-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2007-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2006<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> \u00c9douard Glissant [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2006-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2006-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2005<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Carlos Fuentes [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2005-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2005-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Antjie Krog [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2004-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2004-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2003<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Shashi Tharoor [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2003-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2003-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2002<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> D\u017eevad Karahasan [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2002-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2002-en.pdf\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2001<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evening Program:<\/strong> Charles Simic [<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2001-de.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deutsch<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/literaturfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ilb-OpeningSpeech-2001-en.pdf\">English<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 Young Program: Abdi Nazemian [Deutsch\/English] [YouTube] 2023 Young Program: Manjeet Mann [Deutsch\/English] [YouTube] 2022 Evening Program: David Van Reybrouck [Deutsch\/English] [YouTube Deutsch\/YouTube English] Young Program: Angeline Boulley [Deutsch\/English] [YouTube] 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