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Home > PEN World Voices > Saturday, May 3

Saturday, May 3

Daytime Events

Fiction from Fact

May 3 | Fiction from Fact

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: The French Institute, Alliance Française: 22 East 60th St.
What time: 12–1:30 p.m.

With Jo Nesbø, Nina Revoyr, Saša Stanišić, and Juan Gabriel Vásquez; moderated by Lila Azam Zanganeh 

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Epic Journeys

May 3 | Epic Journeys

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center: 365 5th Ave.
What time: 1–2 p.m.

With Rabih Alameddine & Aleksandar Hemon

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News from The Hub

May 3 | News from The Hub

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Florence Gould Hall, The French Institute, Alliance Française: 55 East 59th St.
What time: 1–2:30 p.m.

With Yousef Al-Mohaimeed, Thant Myint-U, and Biljana Srbljanović; moderated by Sameer Padania and introduced by former president of Ireland Mary Robinson

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Private Lives, Public Lives, Other Lives, New Lives

May 3 | Private Lives, Public Lives, Other Lives, New Lives

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Goethe-Institut New York: 1014 Fifth Ave.
What time: 1–2:30 p.m.

With Ingo Schulze & Eliot Weinberger

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Memoir and Reportage: An African Perspective

May 3 | Memoir and Reportage: An African Perspective

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Tinker Auditorium, The French Institute, Alliance Française: 55 East 59th St.
What time: 1:30–2:30 p.m.

With Alexandra Fuller, Rian Malan, and Anderson Tepper

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Conversation: Ian McEwan & Steven Pinker

May 3 | Conversation with Ian McEwan and Steven Pinker

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum: 225 Madison Ave.
What time: 2–3 p.m.

With Ian McEwan & Steven Pinker

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Correspondences: Bilingual Reading and Conversation with Coral Bracho

May 3 | Correspondences: Bilingual Reading and Conversation with Coral Bracho

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: NYPL Mulberry Street Branch: 10 Jersey St.
What time: 2 p.m.

With Coral Bracho & Forrest Gander

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Olympic Voices: A Celebration of New Literature from China

May 3 | Olympic Voices: A Celebration of New Literature from China

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Asia Society: 725 Park Ave.
What time: 2:30–4 p.m.

With Flora Drew, Xiaolu Guo, and Ma Jian; moderated by Dedi Felman

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NoPassport: Writing and Political Responsibility in Theater

May 3 | NoPassport: Writing and Political Responsibility in Theater

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Segal Theater, CUNY Graduate Center: 365 Fifth Ave.
What time: 2:30–3:50 p.m.

With Migdalia Cruz, Jason Grote, Chiori Miyagawa, and Fiona Templeton; moderated by Caridad Svich

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Fractures: Psychic Rifts/Writerly Riffs

May 3 | Fractures: Psychic Rifts/Writerly Riffs

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Le Skyroom, The French Institute, Alliance Française: 22 East 60th St.
What time: 3–4:30 p.m.

With Young-Ha Kim, Amanda Michalopoulou, Evelyn Schlag, and Anja Sicking; moderated by Victoria Redel

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African Wars

May 3 | African Wars

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Tinker Auditorium, The French Institute, Alliance Française: 55 East 59th St.
What time: 3–4:30 p.m.

With Nuruddin Farah, Chenjerai Hove, and Abdourahman Waberi; moderated by Violaine Huisman

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Do You Believe?

May 3 | Do You Believe?

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Elebash Recital Hall, CUNY Graduate Center: 365 5th Ave.
What time: 4–5:30 p.m.

With Asli Erdogan, Rebecca Goldstein, Elias Khoury, and Antonio Muñoz Molina; moderated by Antonio Monda

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A Tribute to Robert Walser

May 3 | A Tribute to Robert Walser

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Gilder Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum: 225 Madison Ave.
What time: 4–5:30 p.m.

With Susan Bernofsky, Deborah Eisenberg, Jeffrey Eugenides, Wayne Koestenbaum, and Michael Krüger

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The Art of Translation

May 3 | The Art of Translation

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House of NYU: 58 West 10th St.
What time: 4 p.m.

With Forrest Gander, Fanny Howe, Stephanie Sandler, and Genya Turovskaya; introduced by Eliot Weinberger

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Reshaping the Classics: A Dialogue with Ximena Escalante & Migdalia Cruz

May 3 | Reshaping the Classics: A Dialogue with Ximena Escalante and Migdalia Cruz

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Segal Theater, CUNY Graduate Center: 365 Fifth Ave.
What time: 4:30–6 p.m.

With Migdalia Cruz & Ximena Escalante; moderated by Caridad Svich

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Evening Events

Writing Out Loud: The Importance of Storytelling in Growing Up as a Writer

May 3 | Writing out Loud: The Importance of Storytelling in Growing up a Writer

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Le Skyroom, The French Institute, Alliance Française: 22 East 60th St.
What time: 5–6 p.m.

With Fatou Diome & Pam Muñoz Ryan; moderated by Ben Schrank

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Learning to Speak

May 3 | Learning to Speak

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Tinker Auditorium, The French Institute, Alliance Française: 55 East 59th St.
What time: 5–6:15 p.m.

With Halfdan Freihow, Xiaolu Guo, Carme Riera, and Olivier Rolin; moderated by Sam Tanenhaus

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A Believer Nighttime Event

May 3 | A <i>Believer</i> Nighttime Event

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Tishman Auditorium, The New School: 66 West 12th St.
What time: 6 p.m.

With Halfdan Freihow, John Wesley Harding, Christian Jungersen, Jo NesbøKristin Ómarsdóttir, and Vladimir; hosted by Todd Barry

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The Sexual Life of Catherine M.

May 3 | The Sexual Life of Catherine M.

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Florence Gould Hall: The French Institute, Alliance Française: 55 East 59th St.
What time: 6:30–7:30 p.m.

With Adam Gopnik & Catherine Millet

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Cultural Responsibility and the Role of the Writer

May 3 | Cultural Responsibility and the Role of the Writer

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Segal Theater, CUNY Graduate Center: 365 Fifth Ave.
What time: 6:30–8 p.m.

With Alvis Hermanis, Moisés Kaufman, and Christopher Shinn; moderated by Kate Loewald

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Review of Contemporary Fiction Presents New Catalan Fiction

May 3 | New Catalan Poetry

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House of NYU: 58 West 10th St.
What time: 8 p.m.

With Josep M. Fonalleras, Mercè Ibarz, Colum McCann, and Francesc Serés; moderated by Mary Ann Newman

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The PEN Cabaret

May 3 | The PEN Cabaret

When: Saturday, May 3
Where: Webster Hall: 125 East 11th St.
What time: 8–10 p.m.

With John Wesley Harding, Aleksandar Hemon, Sebastian Horsley, Bill T. Jones, Bea Palya, Erika Stucky, and special guests

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