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When: Friday, May 2
Where: 92nd St. Y: 1395 Lexington Ave.
What time: 7:30 p.m.
With Umberto Eco, Salman Rushdie, and Mario Vargas Llosa; in conversation with Leonard Lopate
LISTEN
• Entire event (1:34:54)
LISTEN TO SEGMENTS
• Reading by Umberto Eco (12:31)
• Reading by Salman Rushdie (17:22)
• Reading by Mario Vargas Llosa (15:05)
• Conversation with Leonard Lopate (47:08)
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Proudly sponsored by the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center
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.
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