Monday, May 3, 2010 at 7:00pm
New Russian Literature: A Bilingual Reading
The Gallery at (le) Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
Free. Please use the form below to RSVP.
*Note: This is a 21+ event.
Four Russian authors will visit the US this spring, giving American audiences an opportunity to become acquainted with vibrant new talents coming out of Russia’s literary scene. During their visit, the writers will take part in the PEN World Voices Festival and give additional readings in New York City and Chapel Hill, NC.
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Leonid Kostyukov and Dmitry Vedenyapin
Tuesday, April 6th, 6:30pm
at CEC ArtsLink
435 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
(Between Leroy and Morton Streets)
Space is limited. Please use the form below to RSVP.
CEC ArtsLink invites you to an evening of contemporary Russian poetry and prose which explores perceptions of Russia and the US from opposite sides of the ocean. Authors Leonid Kostyukov and Dmitry Vedenyapin will read selections from their work in Russian, with English translations read by Maria Gusev. The authors will then discuss their work—and issues pertaining to crossing geographical, cultural and literary borders—with Pavel Lembersky, a New York based author and journalist.
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Marina Temkina (left) and Elena Fanailova (right)
Thursday, February 4th at 7:00pm
The Russian Samovar, 256 West 52nd St.
Free admission. Please email akadysheva-yong@cecartslink.org to RSVP
CEC ArtsLink and Ugly Duckling Presse present a literary evening with two not-to-be-missed contemporary women poets. Elena Fanailova and Marina Temkina will read from their latest books (The Russian Version and What Do You Want?, respectively) and discuss their work, the political situation in post-Soviet Russia, and issues of identity with Michael Scammell, Professor of Creative Writing and Translation at Columbia University. A reception will follow the reading.
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This September, three acclaimed poets and prose writers from Russia will be visiting the U.S. on a residency co-hosted by CEC ArtsLink and the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa. Despite their relative youth, Maxim Amelin, Ekaterina Boyarskikh, and Natalya Klyuchareva have already won prestigious awards and had their works published in top Russian literary journals, as well as translated into several languages. On September 21st and 22nd, they will take part in two literary events in New York which provide insight into current developments in Russian literature.
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