Sampsonia Way presents the ultimate book list based on the Salon Readings that City of Asylum/Pittsburgh held during 2014. Each of the books on the list was written, edited, or translated by the stellar lineup of invited writers, journalists, and translators. Enjoy!
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Political activist El Sexto was detained six days ago by the Cuban authorities under the pretense of a common crime. In a candid and recent interview with blogger Yoani Sanchez, El Sexto discusses his artistic work and actions to engender free expression in Cuba.
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January 31, 2014 marked the launch of Sampsonia Way’s first anthology Generation Zero: An Anthology of New Cuban Fiction. In this video, Pittsburgh’s Josh Raulerson (WESA) as well as American novelist and college professor Angie Cruz read from the new release.
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Generation Zero: An Anthology of New Cuban Fiction editor Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo answers questions at City of Asylum Pittsburgh about the current state of Cuban literature, the complexity of the term “afro-cuban,” accessing the internet in Cuba, and why there’s currently a lack of unity among Cuban literary organizations and authors.
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In this video, filmed in Cuba by Silvia Corbelle Batista and edited in Pittsburgh by Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, five of the writers from Generation Zero: An Anthology of New Cuban Fiction discuss the stylistic characteristics and mission of Generation Zero.
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Fiction writer and photographer Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo has edited the cultural magazine Extramuros, as well as several independent Cuban digital magazines.
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Fiction writer and photographer Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo as edited the cultural magazine Extramuros. This story is being published for the first time in English.
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