Pascal Bruckner reads from his novel, "Bittermoon," and Francine du Plessix Gray reads from Régine Deforges's "The Blue Bicycle." Frédérick Tristan reads few passages from his novel in French, and his translator then reads them in English. Emmanuel Hocquard reads a passage from his book, then his translator reads some translated parts in English. Régine Deforges then reads some of her text in French. Elvire Murail reads from her novel, "Stairway C." Jean Echenoz reads from his novel, "Cherokee."
