BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250509T141142EDT-4634jHbDHf@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250509T181142Z DESCRIPTION:As part of McGill's Francofête\, Prof. Pascal Brissette (Départ ement des littératures de langue française\, de traduction et de création  and CIRM) welcomes author\, editor and columnist Marie Hélène Poitras to e xplore the links between the city and literary creation.\n\nMarie Hélène P oitras published her novel Griffintown in 2012\, at a time when Montréal's Griffintown neighborhood was itself experiencing a pivotal moment\, betwe en horses and old stables\, and brand new condo towers. How did the author feel the neighborhood was changing? How did she understand the metamorpho sis of a piece of city land that has itself undergone 1001 transformations over the decades? And how did she capture this transformation in a fictio nal narrative?\n\nThe interview takes place in the Lev Bukhman Room of the University Centre (3480 McTavish\, room 203)\, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.\ , on Thursday\, March 20. Please note that the event will take place in Fr ench. Admission is free!\n DTSTART:20250320T123000Z DTEND:20250320T140000Z LOCATION:Lev Bukhman Room (203)\, CA\, QC\, Montréal\, H3A 0G3\, University Centre\, 3480 McTavish SUMMARY:Griffintown\, quartier littéraire. Meet author Marie Hélène Poitras URL:/centre-montreal/channels/event/griffintown-quarti er-litteraire-meet-author-marie-helene-poitras-363766 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR