In this video, Sofi Oksanen answers audience questions on writing, human trafficking and violence. On April 27, 2010, Oksanen visited City of Asylum Pittsburgh to give a reading with Christos Tsiolkas and Tommy Wieringa.
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The Iranian writer, lawyer, and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh has first-hand experience dealing with threats to freedom of expression. She is currently serving an 11-year jail sentence.
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City of Asylum/Pittsburgh’s writer-in-residence Khet Mar and editorial intern Olivia Stransky, talked with Burmese educator Ba Win about his work with grassroots education programs in Burma.
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Hervé Le Tellier reads an excerpt from his novel Enough About Love, which follows the fortunes of two couples who unexpectedly encounter love at a point long after their lives appear to be settled.
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In this video, Christos Tsiolkas reads an excerpt from his novel The Slap, which explores the changing lifestyle of Australia’s middle-class and confronts issues such as multiculturalism, homophobia, and infidelity.
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John O’Brien (Dalkey Archive Press) interviews Best European Fiction authors Igor Stiks (Croatia), Gonçalo M. Tavares (Portugal) and Peter Terrin (Belgium) at the Passa Porta Literary Festival. A Sampsonia Way exclusive.
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