Summer festival at Herman Teirlinck’s house – celebration of Gerard Walschap (31 August)

Categories: Event
Date: 31/08/2019
Time: 15 h 00 - 23 h 00
Location: Herman Teirlinck's house
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Come and witness the second edition of the summer festival in Herman Teirlinck’s house and garden!

The focus this year will be on Gerard Walschap (1898-1989), one of the most controversial and at the same time most acclaimed authors of the last century. The general public knows him from his famous novels Celibacy, Een mens van goede wil and Houtekiet.

At the festival, Rachida Lamrabet, Annelies Verbeke and Sien Volders be offering a paen to Walschap; Tom Van Bauwel and Ianka Fleerackers will be providing readings of him. Finally, as a literary grandson of Walschap, Tom Lanoye also cannot be missed.

When: Sunday 31 August 15-23 hrs.
Where: House of Herman Teirlinck, Uwenberg 14, 1650 Beersel
Price: Presale € 15 / On site € 18
Tickets: Available here

Programme:

– 15h Biographer Jos Borré talks about Gerard Walschap
– 16h Annelies Verbeke
– 16.45h Rachida Lamrabet
– 17.30h Sien Volders

Break with snacks offered by the restaurant “3 Fountains”

– 19h Tom Van Bauwel
– 19.30h Ianka Fleerackers
– 20h Tom Lanoye
– 21h Open air movies with a drink

For more information and/or to reserve a place at this event, click here.