Pen World Voices Festival: BOMB panel, May 1, 2008
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Posted: Apr 27 08
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WRITING PLACE, FINDING REFUGE
An event of the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
Event Details
When: Thursday, May 1
Where: Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn
Time: 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Featuring authors Fatou Diome, Xioalu Guo, Etgar Keret, and Nuruddin Farah; moderated by Rick Moody
Co-presented by BOMB Magazine and the Brooklyn Public Library
Best-selling novelist Rick Moody will guide the discussion among Fatou Diome, Nuruddin Farah, Xioalu Guo, and Etgar Keret about the settings for their novels and short stories, the places they call home, and where they find refuge; introduced by BOMB's Betsy Sussler.
Submit a Question for the panelists.
In the comments section below, you can submit your questions to the authors. You can also upload a video or audio question and tag it "Writing Place."
We'll upload a video log here with the answers to your questions.
Questions about the event and directions to the Brooklyn Public library- please visit http://www.bombsite.com/issues/0/articles/2943
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