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Jeremy Tiang with covers of selected books

A Linked History: A World Voices Festival Reading List From Jeremy Tiang

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Playwright and translator Jeremy Tiang shares literary gems from Singapore and Malaysia—countries with complex, linked histories. More

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Drama as Reading: A World Voices Festival Reading List from Si’an CHEN

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Playwright and translator Si’an CHEN curates a diverse, immersive selection of plays that are full of energy, and whose words are profound. More

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Comfort in Wisdom: A World Voices Festival Reading List from Szczepan Twardoch

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For his reading list, Polish writer Szczepan Twardoch shares illuminating texts that examine history and culture for difficult times. More

Esther Allen with covers of selected books

The University and the City: A World Voices Festival Reading List from Esther Allen

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Translator and CUNY professor Esther Allen shares a reading list of books connected in some way both to CUNY and to the forces within New York City. More

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Finding Meaning: A World Voices Festival Reading List from Peter Stamm

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For his reading list, award-winning novelist Peter Stamm turned to the central question: How does one deal with a meaningless world? More

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Let’s Be Human(e): A World Voices Festival Reading List from Ananda Naima González

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Ananda Naima González shares a book list containing works that claw into your heart, seeking to discover what it means to be human(e). More

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Alternative Childhoods: A World Voices Festival Reading List from Andrés Barba

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Writer Andrés Barba shares a few of his favorite books by authors who have taken on the immense task and risk of portraying childhood in their writing. More

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