Sex in a Trunk
I think it might have been because Kim Young-ha is such an earnest entertainer. Or maybe because Bruce Fulton was such an even-spoken and perceptive moderator. Or maybe the fact that the stories in Susan Choi’s books surprised me with their violence and destruction. But for whatever reason, out of all the events ...
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PEN Tour: Portland
Where: Powell’s Bookstore, 3723 SE Hawthorne Powell’s joins PEN World Voices in celebrating international literature. Officially censored upon its Chinese publication and the subject of a bitter lawsuit between author and publisher, Dream of Ding Village (Grove) is Chinese novelist Yan Lianke’s most important ...
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PEN Tour: Washington DC
Where: The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, MD 20815 Hosted by Lisa Page, President of the Pen Faulkner Board of Directors, writers from Sudan (Leila Aboulela), the United States (Daniel Orozco), and Sweden (Jonas Hassen Khemiri) stop by for what will be a memorable evening of world literature. For more ...
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PEN Tour: Rochester
Where: Writers & Books, 740 University Ave., Rochester, NY Open Letter Books and Writers & Books are joining together to bring three up-and-coming international authors to Rochester: Carsten Jensen, Najat El Hachmi, and Marcelo Figueras. Carsten Jensen (Denmark) is the author of We, The Drowned a seafaring novel ...
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PEN Tour: Iowa City
Where: The Congregational Church, 30 N. Clinton St. A reading with David Bezmozgis, Hervé Le Tellier, and Kyung-Sook Shin. Co-sponsored by Prairie Lights Bookstore & UNESCO City of ...
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Tough Nuts to Crack: Challenges in Czech to English Literary Translation
Where: Bohemian National Hall, 321 E 73 Street, New York, NY A unique opportunity to meet with the renowned translators – Peter Kussi (Milan Kundera, Jiřà GruÅ¡a, Bohumil Hrabal), Paul Wilson (Václav Havel, Ivan Klima, Josef Å kvorecký), Alex Zucker (Jáchym Topol, Petra Hůlová, Patrik OuÅ™ednÃk), and Robert ...
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PEN Tour: Iowa City
Where: Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., Meeting Room A A panel discussion with David Bezmozgis, Hervé Le Tellier, and Kyung-Sook Shin, as well as IU faculty. This event is open to the public. Contact: Jeanette Pilak, jeanette@cityofliteratureusa.org Co-sponsored by Prairie Lights Bookstore & UNESCO ...
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