Join the regulars' table with the strip cartoonist. We listen to his favourite music, and talk to him. Have your strip cartoons autographed! In Dutch.

18 January 2014 23:00 - 23:50 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

Two South African poets, mother Antjie Krog and son Andries Samuel recite poems about parents and (grand)children straight from the heart. Dutch singer Wende sings their poems and other songs. In English.

18 January 2014 23:00 - 00:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Tom Lanoye reads Tom Lanoye

"Tom Lanoye has given literature in Dutch a breathtaking oeuvre, in which language whirls and flows and the world does not have a moment of rest", remarks the jury of the 2013 Constantijn Huygens Prize. Before accepting this prize at the Writers' Fest on Sunday afternoon he treats us to a reading from his work. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 22:55 - 23:00 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Tirade against a demanding lover

Who does Rosan Hollak attack?

18 January 2014 22:45 - 23:05 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

The Text of my Life: Anne Provoost

Discuss her choice. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 22:30 - 22:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Talking to the scientist: Jan van Hooff

The expert on primates joins the regulars' table. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 22:20 - 23:55 uur Filmhuis - zaal 1

Film: Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl

(Joan Chen, 1998) Adapted from a story by festival guest Geling Yan and based on her own life story. During the Cultural Revolution in the 1970s Xiu Xiu is sent to the Tibetan highland to revise her knowledge of Maoism. Subtitles in Dutch.

18 January 2014 22:05 - 22:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 1

Exceeding the boundaries: strip cartoonists Theo van den Boogaard and Rudolf Kahl

The strip cartoonists Rudolf Kahl and Theo van den Boogaard exceed boundaries in word and image. Kahl does this by his inventarisation of the German Nazi uniforms and Van den Boogaard by his shameless, candid strip cartoons. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 22:05 - 22:30 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Talking to the writers: Ian Buruma and Geling Yan

Join the regulars' table. We listen to their favourite music, and talk to them. Don't forget to have your books autographed. English and Dutch.

18 January 2014 22:01 - 22:45 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

The Text of my Life: Kira Wuck

Discuss the text of het choice with the Dutch poet. Tanja Jadnanansing en Arjan Peters moderate. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 22:00 - 22:05 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer

Tirade against screamers, barricade climbers

Gilles van der Loo aims his tirade at supporters of virtually everything.

18 January 2014 22:00 - 22:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Can I put my heart at your feet?

Connie Palmen and Sabri Saad El Hamus plunge into the world of sweet voices, bliss and temptation, hosted by Fouad Laroui. And HartenJagers Daniel Cornelissen and Simon Heijmans play Hartstuk by Heiner Müller. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 21:55 - 22:15 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

The Text of my Life: P.F. Thomése

Which text from world literature does he cherish? In Dutch.

18 January 2014 21:35 - 21:55 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

The Text of my Life: Aminatta Forna

Which texts from world literature has she cherished as long as she lives? Arjan Peters and Tanja Jadnanansing host. In English.

18 January 2014 21:15 - 21:35 uur Filmhuis - Studio A

The Text of my Life: Theo van den Boogaard

Discuss the Dutch graphic novelist's favourite text. Tanja Jadnanansing en Arjan Peters moderate. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 21:10 - 22:10 uur Filmhuis - zaal 1

Writers and film: Herman Koch

The film The Dinner, based on the international bestseller The Dinner had its premiere recently. Elsbeth Etty talks to writer Herman Koch who shows his choice of film fragments about bad characters that manage to gain our sympathy. In Dutch.

18 January 2014 21:05 - 21:55 uur Theater aan het Spui - Zaal 2

Don't mention the War: China and Japan

How do we look back on the role of China and Japan in WO II? China and Japan expert Ian Buruma and the Chinese writer Geling Yan talk to Mathijs Deen about coping with war traumas, using film extracts. In English.

18 January 2014 21:05 - 21:01 uur Theater aan het Spui - foyer