A slide show of author Gary Shteyngart reading from his new novel, Super Sad True Love Story, at City of Asylum Pittsburgh.
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Photos from the 2010 Cave Canem reading at City of Asylum Pittsburgh, featuring guest writers Colleen J. McElroy, Carl Phillips, Claudia Rankine, and Sapphire.
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M. F. Hussain, the 95-year-old exiled artist also known as “India’s Picasso,” died of a heart attack in a London hospital on June 9. In this video Hussain answer questions about his life, work, and exile.
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Eknaligoda’s cartoons are critical of the Sri Lankan government, which has been accused of curtailing media freedom. It has now been over 500 days since Prageeth Eknaligoda disappeared while walking from his office to his home in Colombo.
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Canadian writer and filmmaker David Bezmozgis reads an excerpt from The Free World. David Bezmozgis gave a reading alongside Kyung-Sook Shin from South Korea and Hervé Le Tellier at City of Asylum Pittsburgh, where this video was recorded.
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Since she was 19-years-old, Khet Mar has been persecuted by the Burmese government. These quotes and pictures summarize the journey of the current writer-in-residence at City of Asylum Pittsburgh.
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Clips from award-winning movies by Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, who submitted their entries secretly to the 2011 Cannes International Film Festival because they’re banned from making movies.
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