PEN: Contemporary Writing from Pakistan
Where: Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., New York City Pakistani culture continues its steady ascent into the literary mainstream with the landmark publication of Modern Poetry of Pakistan, the first anthology of its kind. It comprises contemporary works translated from seven major languages. Its editor leads a reading and ...
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PEN: In Conversation: Vladimir Sorokin and Keith Gessen
When: Saturday, April 30 Where: The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Sq., New York City Vladimir Sorokin, considered by many to be the next Roberto Bolaño, is one of Russia’s most accomplished and well-regarded novelists and dramatists. English translations of his masterpieces, Ice Trilogy and Day of ...
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PEN: Boxing
Where: Mendez Boxing, 251 5th Ave., New York City Boxing has always held a special place among writers, including Norman Mailer, once PEN’s president. Our panel will bring informed and lively perspectives to discussing that tradition, as well as to the place of boxing and writing today, whether biography, journalism, ...
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PEN: Education, Knowledge, Learning
Where: The New School for Drama, 151 Bank St., New York City What does it mean to be an educated person? What kind of education do our children deserve, and how can we insure that our youths develop into intelligent, responsible and compassionate adult citizens of the world? Spend an afternoon with literary luminaries as ...
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PEN: Contemporary Writing from Japan
Where: Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., New York City One of Japan’s most influential cultural critics and translators, Motoyuki Shibata, leads a discussion with four innovative and hybrid literary masters. They’ll talk about their most formative Japanese-American influences, ranging from science fiction to manga (comics ...
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PEN: Best European Fiction
Where: Instituto Cervantes, 211 East 49th St., New York City Revel in the spectacular story-telling of the celebrated anthology Best European Fiction. For 2011, editor Aleksandar Hemon and preface writer Colum McCann return to continue their discussion of European literature today, followed by readings and discussions with ...
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PEN: American Exile: The Prison Industry
Where: The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Sq., New York City The prison industry has become a profitable social solution. It hides and silences whole segments of our population: political resisters, radicals, as well as a disproportionate number of poor men and women of color. Their lock-ups purport ...
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