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2011 PEN World Voices Festival Tour
3 Days * 13 Authors * 12 Cities
From May 1–3, 2011, the PEN World Voices Festival, which takes place each spring in New York City, is once again extending the reach of this powerful week-long celebration of literature by taking the Festival on the road with the PEN World Voices Festival Tour. Thirteen up-and-coming international writers will participate in events in twelve cities in a dynamic cross-cultural literary exchange. Tour authors include Chinese writer Yan Lianke, Kyung-Sook Shin from Korea, Catalan writer Najat El Hachmi, French writer Hervé le Tellier, Marcelo Figueras from Argentina, Sudanese writer Leila Aboulela, and Rahul Bhattaacharya of India, among others.
PEN is working with some of the most esteemed literary centers around the nation—including sister centers PEN/New England and PEN/Faulkner—to reach out to local audiences. In Iowa City, events are being held in collaboration with Prairie Lights and UNESCO City of Literature; in Pittsburgh with the unique literary refuge, City of Asylum; in Minneapolis, the Loft Literary Center; Open Letter Books, the publisher of literary translations, in Rochester; Talking Leaves Books in Buffalo; in Chicago, with 57th Street Bookstore; The Writer’s Center in Washington, D.C., Penn Bookstore in Philadelphia; Harvard Bookstore in Boston; Powell’s Bookstore in Portland; in San Francisco, with the literary journal ZYZZYVA and The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library; and Elliot Bay Book Company in Seattle. Established writers such as Sherman Alexie and Aleksandar Hemon have been recruited to help introduce these promising new writers to new audiences.
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Monday, May 2
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Washington, DC
When: 7 p.m.
Where: The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda, MD
With Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Daniel Orozco, and Leila Aboulela; moderated by Lisa Page, President of PEN/Faulkner
Rochester, NY
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Writers & Books, 740 University Ave.
With Carsten Jensen, Marcelo Figueras, and Najat El Hachmi
Co-sponsored by Open Letter Books at the University of Rochester
Iowa City, IA
When: 2 p.m.
Where: Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St.
With David Bezmozgis, Hervé Le Tellier, and Kyung-Sook Shin
Co-sponsored by Prairie Lights Bookstore & UNESCO City of Literature
When: 7 p.m.
Where: The Congregational Church, 30 N. Clinton St.
With David Bezmozgis, Hervé Le Tellier, and Kyung-Sook Shin
Co-sponsored by Prairie Lights Bookstore & UNESCO City of Literature
Portland, OR
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Powell’s Bookstore, 3723 SE Hawthorne
With Rahul Bhattacharya and Yan Lianke
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Tuesday, May 3
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Philadelphia, PA
When: 6:30 p.m.
Where: Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.
With Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Daniel Orozco, and Leila Aboulela
Buffalo, NY
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave.
With Carsten Jensen, Marcelo Figueras, and Najat El Hachmi
Co-sponsored by Talking Leaves Books
Pittsburgh, PA
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: City Asylum (outdoor venue) 318 Sampsonia Way
With David Bezmozgis, Hervé Le Tellier, and Kyung-Sook Shin; moderated by Terrance Hayes
San Francisco, CA
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Reader’s Café, Fort Mason Center, Building C, South End
With Rahul Bhattacharya, Yan Lianke, and Daniel Alarcón; moderated by Oscar Villalon
Co-sponsored by ZYZZYVA and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
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Wednesday, May 4
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Boston, MA
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Harvard Bookstore, 1256 Massachusetts Ave.
With Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Daniel Orozco, Leila Aboulela, and Elif Shafak; moderated by Richard Hoffman, Chairman of PEN/New England
Chicago, IL
When: 7 p.m.
Where: International House at the University of Chicago, 1414 East 59th St.
With Carsten Jensen, Marcelo Figueras, and Najat El Hachmi; moderated by Aleksandar Hemon
Co-sponsored by 57th Street Bookstore
Minneapolis, MN
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Open Book/The Loft, 1011 Washington Ave. South
With Deborah Baker, David Bezmozgis, Hervé Le Tellier, and Kyung-Sook Shin
Seattle, WA
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Elliot Bay Book Co. 1521 Tenth Ave.
With Rahul Bhattacharya and Yan Lianke; moderated by Sherman Alexie
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