On Exile and Language - World Literature Weekend 2010
Tahar Ben Jelloun has won wide acclaim for his novels, including Sacred Night and Leaving Tangier. His latest book of poetry, The Rising of the Ashes, responds to the war in Iraq. Atiq Rahimi, filmmaker and novelist, won the Prix Goncourt for The...
London Review Bookshop Podcast
June 19, 20101h 13m
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Show Notes
This event took place in association with English PEN, which exists to promote literature and its understanding, uphold writers' freedoms around the world, campaign against the persecution and imprisonment of writers for stating their views, and promote the friendly cooperation of writers and free exchange of ideas. PEN's Writers in Translation programme has, during the past five years, championed over 35 titles by writers from all over the globe, and supports the three speakers here.
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