Idols & Insults: Writing, Religion, and Freedom of Expression
Writers from several countries discuss the shifting and increasingly perilous terrain surrounding art and religion at Idols & Insults: Writing, Religion, and Freedom of Expression, part of the 2006… More
Conversations in the Library: Amartya Sen & Salman Rushdie
Amartya Sen and Salman Rushdie discuss transcultural migration, Indian verbosity, the recent or not-so-recent invention of Indian identity, freedom's economic components, class similarities in the victims of Hindu/Muslim violence,… More
Conversation: Azhar Abidi & Monique Truong
Conversation between Azhar Abidi & Monique Truong at the BenettonTalk Young Writers Series, part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
BenettonTalk Young Writers Series: Azhar Abidi & Monique Truong
A discussion between Azhar Abidi and Monique Truong and a reading by Bruce MacVittie from Abidi's novel Passarola Rising at the BenettonTalk Young Writers Series, part of the 2006… More
Fabrications
Henry James said that “the terrible whole of art is free selection.” And that’s one of the thrilling things about your work, for me, just seeing where you find… More
Conversation: Etgar Keret & George Saunders
Conversation between Etgar Keret and George Saunders at the Benettontalk Young Writers Series, part of the 2006 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Making Art of History
A discussion about historical fiction with Calvin Baker, Kevin Baker, Julie Otsuka and Kashmira Sheth at the event Making Art of History: A Program for High School Students, part… More
Is Nonfiction Literature?
Colum McCann, Philip Gourevitch, and Norbert Gstrein discuss the role of imagination in writing nonfiction, the role of nonfiction in the writing of fiction, and nonfiction's place in the… More
Brian Ross: Protecting Privacy, Challenging Secrecy & Standing Up for the First Amendment
"I think what we’re really looking at is the criminalization of investigative journalism in this country. In various civil lawsuits, judges have ruled again and again that we have… More
Adventures in the Skin Trade: Discussion and Q&A
Colum McCann and Michael Ondaatje take part in a discussion and answer questions from the audience at Adventures in the Skin Trade: A Conversation with Colum McCann & Michael… More
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