PEN is proud to be sponsoring two important events at the 2012 Melbourne Writers Festival. Please join us on August 24 to hear a panel of expat African writers discussing the Africa we rarely read about, and on September 1, John Ralston Saul in conversation about the dangers of writing in the world today.
THE OTHER AFRICA
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Sefi Atta, Uzodinma Iweala, Majok Tulba, Arnold Zable
Venue: ACMI Cinema 2, CODE 2202
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Africa is often seen as a continent of crisis: wars, famine, corruption. Four expat writers, Kwame Anthony Appiah (The Honor Code), Uzodinma Iweala (Our Kind of People), Sefi Atta (News From Home) and Majok Tulba (Beneath the Darkening Sky) talk with Arnold Zable about literature’s role in challenging this view.Proudly supported by Melbourne PEN Centre
WRITERS IN PERIL
John Ralston Saul, Arnold Zable
Venue: ACMI Cinema 2, CODE 1116
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Writing can be a dangerous vocation. In too many countries writers, journalists, editors and publishers are imprisoned, harassed and even murdered for the peaceful expression of their views. In many countries there is no freedom to speak and in this session President of PEN International John Ralston Saul speaks to Melbourne PEN Centre’s Arnold Zable about the perils of speaking out, and the great need to do so.Proudly Supported by Melbourne PEN Centre