May 2, 2008 | 92nd St. Y | New  York City

With Umberto Eco, Salman Rushdie, and Mario Vargas Llosa; in conversation with Leonard Lopate

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 LISTEN
• Entire event (1:34:54)

• Umberto Eco reads from Foucault's Pendulum (12:31)
• Salman Rushdie reads from The Enchantress of Florence (17:22)
• Mario Vargas Llosa reads from The Bad Girl (15:05)
• Conversation with Leonard Lopate (47:08)

On October 10, 1995, London’s Royal Festival Hall hosted a historic night of readings by three of the world’s most distinguished writers: Umberto Eco from Italy, British-Indian Salman Rushdie, and Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru. At dinner afterward, Eco anointed the trio as The Three Musketeers. Now, 12 years later, the PEN World Voices Festival, in collaboration with the Poetry Center, is proud to present The Three Musketeers together again for one unforgettable evening.

Proudly sponsored by the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center

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