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Home > 4/25/06

The Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture with Orhan Pamuk
The Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture with Orhan Pamuk

April 25, 2006 | Cooper Union's Great Hall | New York City

Including a conversation between Orhan Pamuk and Margaret Atwood; introduced by Salman Rushdie.

Discussed: mother courage and Günter Grass, the ruthless limits set on free expression, Miller and Pinter’s trip to Istanbul, the solidarity of writers, the inextricable bonds between free expression and dignity, internal civil wars, the connection between apples and sex, similarities between children and novelists, the Dixie Chick effect, and the path from wannabe painter to great novelists.

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Salman Rushdie offers introductory remarks
Orhan Pamuk gives the Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture
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