International Authors' Stage
In-depth conversations with internationally recognised authors.
Meet the greatest writers from around the world for in-depth conversations in The Black Diamond's beautiful event hall, the Queen's Hall.
Founded in 2008, the International Authors' Stage has since hosted more than 150 authors from around the world - from Nobel Prize winners like Annie Ernaux (FR) and Abdulrazak Gurnah (TZ) to new voices like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (NG) and Édouard Louis (FR) and beloved bestselling authors like Isabel Allende (CL), Salman Rushdie (UK), Karl Ove Knausgaard (NO) and Margaret Atwood (CA).
International Authors' Stage: Michael Cunningham (US)
The author of "The Hours", Michael Cunningham, is back with the novel "Day" after nine years of waiting. Experience him in The Black Diamond for the year's last International Authors' Stage.
International Writers Scene: Lars Saabye Christensen (NO)
Experience Lars Saabye Christensen talk about his great authorship based on the interaction between fiction and reality.
International Writers Scene: Édouard Louis (FR)
Édouard Louis has written himself to the top in record time with political indignation and class portrayal. His works are available in Danish, "Monique flygter" (2024) and "Voldens historie" (2016).