It is the ninth edition of the Black Novel Festival in Palma, which is held from February 6 to 24 organized by the bookstores Embat llibres, Born de llibres and Quars llibres with the collaboration of the City Council of Palma and the Govern de les Illes Balears.
Throughout these three weeks a program of activities related to the crime novel will be held in different areas of Palma, including book presentations, conferences, round tables, cinema, a criminal route and, among others, a gastronomic proposal.
Program:
Tuesday, February 6. Embat llibres. 7:00 p.m.
Opening conference: French literature noir and Georges Simenon, by Carlota Vicens Pujol, professor of French at the UIB.
Place: Embat llibres. 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7
6:00 p.m. Born of llibres
Round table: El comic i la novel·la negra en Mallorca
8:00 p.m. Teatre Municipal Catalina Valls
Cinema: Monsier Hire (1989)
Directed by Parice Leconte and based on the novel by Georges Simenon
Tuesday 13. Born de llibres. 7:00 p.m.
Round table: La incursió de la societat civil a la novel·la negra menorquina. El cas de Damià Borràs.. With: Jaume Rita (former president of the GOB) and Ferran Gomila
Wednesday 14. Quars llibres. 7:00 p.m.
Presentation of the book El día que se perdió el amor, by Javier Castillo
Thursday 15. Quars llibres. 7:00 p.m.
Round table: El món de la novel·la negra i la vida real. With Juan García-Consuegra (police inspector) and Juan Pedro Yllanes (supervising judge on leave of absence)
Friday 16
11:30 h. IES Ses Estacions
Meeting with students with the writer and Mosso d'Esquadra Rafa Melero
7:00 p.m. Born of llibres
Presentation of the book El secrero está en la salsa, by Rafa Melero. The author and Miquel Vicens (writer) spoke.
Tuesday 20. TM Catalina Valls. 7:30 p.m.
Colloquium: La nit del Treufoc, the new thriller of IB3, with the writers of the series
Wednesday 21. TM Catalina Valls. 7:30 p.m.
Cinema: Cop, with or without the law (1988)
Thursday 22. Embat llibres. 7:00 p.m.
Round table: Un incendi al paradís. Pere Perelló convera with Joan Pons on the book
Friday 23
6:00 p.m. Born of llibres
Club Mosqueiro of a black novel with the reading of L'imperu dels lleons, the economic model i les màfies, by Sebastià Bennasar.
7:00 p.m. Born of llibres
Presentation of the book El clan de Sa Ràpita, of Montserrat Espallargas, XXVI Ferran Canyameres Premi 2017.
Saturday 24
10:00 h. Hostal Cuba
Guided itinerary: III Criminal Route Palma, by Sebastià Bennàsar. Previous registration in Embat, Born and Quars bookstores
2:15 p.m.
Closing meal of the 9è Febrer Negre. Tikets can be purchased at Embat, Born and Quars bookstores
