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9:00–5:00 a.m.
Community and School Programs
Sponsored by PEN’s Readers & Writers Program
12:00–1:30
Conversation: Hanan al-Shaykh and Salman Rushdie
Where: W Hotels of New York: 541 Lexington Ave.
Co-sponsored by W Hotels; 10% discount at the W Hotel restaurant for all attendees
Free
12:30–2:00
Lunch and Conversation: Tsitsi Dangarembga and Achmat Dangor, interviewed by Yvette Christiansë
Where: India House: 1 Hanover Square
Ticketing: $20; for more information: http://www.lmcc.net/pen_lunch or (212) 219-9401 ext.124. This event is not free for Festival Pass holders.
Co-sponsored by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
6:00–7:30
Reading: Núria Amat and Uwe Timm, hosted by TWO LINES: A Journal of Translation
With translators reading from TWO LINES’ new issue, Bodies.
Where: The Accompanied Library: 15 Gramercy Park South, Studio 6C (Inside the National Arts Club)
Co-sponsored by TWO LINES and The Accompanied Library
Free
6:00–7:30
Reading and Conversation: Fadhil al-Azzawi, Breyten Breytenbach, Joan Margarit Consarnau
A reading followed by a conversation on the role of poetic heritage in the poets’ work.
Where: Poets House: 72 Spring Street, Second Floor
Co-sponsored by Poets House
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8:00–10:00
A Believer Nighttime Event
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Katja Lange-Müller, Minae Mizumura, Rick Moody, Patrick Roth, Yoko Tawada, and others; hosted by Jonathan Ames
A literary “variety show” presented by The Believer—a
monthly books and culture magazine published by McSweeney’s—and hosted
by novelist and performer Jonathan Ames. In addition to screening a
film by artist Shirin Neshat, Rick Moody will moderate a conversation
called “Translating America,” and surprise guests will add
international music and art to the Festival mix.
Where: The New School Tishman Auditorium: 66 West 12th St.
Co-sponsored by The New School Graduate Writing Program
Free
10:00–11:30
Conversation: Gary Shteyngart and José Manuel Prieto; in Russian with English translation
Where: Russian Samovar: 256 West 52nd St.
Co-sponsored by the Russian Samovar
Free
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