Africa and the World: The Writer’s Role
<p>April 19, 2005 | New York University | New York City<br />
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With Elizabeth Alexander, Breyten Breytenbach, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Achmat Dangor, Nuruddin Farah, Zakes Mda, Pedro Rosa Mendes, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, and Uwe Timm.<br />
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Writers from Africa and beyond join together in a reading and discussion about African literature considered in both a local and global context. <br />
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PHOTO GALLERY<br />
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LISTEN<br />
• Introduction by Breyten Breytenbach<br />
• Elizabeth Alexander speaks and reads from American Sublime <br />
• Tsitsi Dangarembga reads from “Electing Zimbabwe” <br />
• Achmat Dangor reads from Bitter Fruit <br />
• Nuruddin Farah reads from Maps and Links<br />
• Zakes Mda reads from The Whale Caller<br />
• Pedro Rosa Mendes reads from The Bay of Tigers<br />
• Uwe Timm speaks</p>
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