Don't miss any of the 22ᵉ Livres & Musiques edition
Are you ready? The 22ᵉ edition of the Livres & Musiques festival is tomorrow! Find out in detail what's in store for this great weekend of festivities, in books and music, at Les Franciscaines! A unique opportunity to celebrate the harmony between literature and music.
The new 2025 edition of the Livres & Musiques festival, dedicated to Joseph Kessel, is off to a flying start! The three-day program includes musical readings, concerts and performances, meetings and book signings... Let's share books in words and music!
6pm - Florent Marchet's admiration
From books to stage, writer-singer Florent Marchet puts his new book into voice and music with actress and singer Karine Sérafin.
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20h - Marie Modiano's L'Île intérieure
With musical grace, Marie Modiano writes her contemporary version of Le Songes d'une nuit d'été, in a travel novel saturated with song, meaning and vision.
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Saturday
11:30 am - Round table with Mathias Malzieu, Marie Modiano & Florent Marchet
Writer-singer encounter moderated by Michel Troadec, journalist and head of Ouest-France's culture section.
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14h30 - Meet the finalists for the Prix Livres & Musiques 2025
Olivier Baumont and Jean-Louis Ezine will be present, alongside Baptiste Liger, editor-in-chief of LIRE magazine.
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15h30 -La Grande dédicace
Meet 35 children's writers, illustrators and publishers.
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18h - Presentation of the Livres & Musiques 2025 Prize
By Jérôme Garcin, President of the Jury, and Philippe Augier, Mayor of Deauville.
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19h45 - The little and big musics of Joseph Kessel
A special Les Franciscaines-Deauville creation awaits you: a literary concert with Olivier Weber, Divano Dromensa, Célestine Roland, Anna Marly and Jean-Marie Frin.
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9:30pm - Gypsy ball with Divano Dromensa
A festive quintet, drunk with Russian and Gypsy music, to join the wild nights of Kessel!
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Sunday
11h - Joseph Kessel Round Table
With Annick Cojean, Colette Fellous, Michèle Kahn, Hubert Prolongeau and Olivier Weber.
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2:30pm - Pierre Assouline's musical imagination
In a conversation illustrated by musical excerpts, Pierre Assouline comments on his ongoing relationship with music.
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4:30 pm - Les écrivains de mes voyages by Bernard Lavilliers
A Les Franciscaines-Deauville creation, hosted by Véronique Mortaigne, Le Monde and Télérama journalist.