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Title: PEN World Voices Festival: Evolution/Revolution Location: PEN American Center Focus: Freedom of expression |
Type: Symposium/Conference |
Published Date: April 27, 2009 |
A celebration of world literature featuring more than 140 writers, 40 countries and 60 events
The PEN World Voices festival of International Literature will bring together more than 150 writers from across the globe for an exciting week of cross-cultural literary exchange, April 27-May 3, 2009. A stellar line-up of established and emerging authors will take the stage in venues across New York City to explore the theme of Evolution/Revolution through conversations, panels, readings and performances. Chaired by Salman Rushdie and now celebrating its fifth anniversary, the festival has featured such luminaries as Umberto Eco, Nadine Gordimer, Nuruddin Farah, Neil Gaiman, Etgar Keret, Ian McEwan, Toni Morrison, Orhan Pamuk, Zadie Smith, Wole Soyinka, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Jeannette Winterson, to name just a few.