Words Without Borders
“Not
knowing what the rest of the world is thinking and writing is both dangerous
and boring,” says Alane Mason, the founding editor of the on-line magazine
for international literature, Words Without Borders (WWB, www.wordswithoutborders.org),
a partner of PEN American Center and hosted by Bard College.
Be among the first to hear readings from WWB’s about-to-be-released anthology, Literature from the “Axis of Evil” and Other Enemy Nations, with one of its editors, Samantha Schnee, and two translators. This is WWB’s first print anthology and it includes 35 works of fiction from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, “and other countries from whom the government would rather we didn’t hear.” Thanks to WWB and other advocates of translation, in 2005 the U. S. relaxed some of the regulations and penalties (including stiff fines and potential jail time) that made access to this literature very difficult. Come enjoy—and learn from—the fruits of their important labor.
All readings include a question & answer period and a reception with books by the author(s) for sale.
Suggested
Donation: $5 ($3 for HVWC members and those under age 18)
Programs and events at The Hudson Valley Writers’ Center are made possible, in part, by grants from the Bydale Foundation, the David G. Taft Foundation, the Orchard Foundation, and the Thendara Foundation; with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts; and by the Basic Program Support Grant of the Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government.