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World Nomads Haiti
Literature

Writing & Reading Multilingual Haiti
Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 1pm
Part of World Nomads: Haiti
Part of PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature

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With Madison Smartt Bell and Dany Laferrière
Moderated by Kaiama L. Glover

Celebrated for his irreverent humor and innovative use of language, Dany Laferrière is among Haitian literature’s most prominent contemporary voices. Madison Smartt Bell’s rich and elegant historical fiction has brought the tragedy and triumph of Haiti’s history to the world stage. The two join Kaiama L. Glover for a discussion of the challenges of writing about Haiti from other parts of the Americas.

Related Event
Talks: PEN World Voices at FIAF, May 2
Performing Arts/Talks: The PEN Cabaret, May 2

In English and French
with interpretation

Free and open
to the public

Venue
Le Skyroom
22 East 60th Street

Co-sponsored with
PEN World Voices Festival
of International Literature

World Nomads Haiti is generously supported by American Airlines, the official airline of FIAF; Afrique & Caraïbes en créations– CulturesFrance; and Organisation internationale de la francophonie

Images courtesy
of Pen American Center

Spring 2009 Sponsors: American Airlines, the official airline of FIAF; Florence Gould Foundation; The Herbert J. Seligmann Charitable Trust; and New York State Council of the Arts

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