In this video, Gary Shteyngart reads an excerpt from his 2010 novel Super Sad True Love Story. Shteyngart visited Sampsonia Way on May 11 of 2011 to give a reading at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh.
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Writers Kyung-Sook Shin, David Bezmozgis and Hervé Le Tellier read excerpts from their work at a reading hosted by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh and PEN/America.
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Tsering Woeser, half-Tibetan/half-Chinese blogger and poet profiled in Sampsonia Way’s new issue, challenges the Chinese Communist Party in her writing.
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Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) allows Afghan women a forum to express and record their experiences in poems, essays and commentary without “the filter of their men and media.”
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In this interview, novelist Eduardo Halfon talks Sampsonia Way about Guatemalan violence, his writing, and his forthcoming book, Mañana nunca lo hablamos (Tomorrow We Never Discussed It).
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“Morirse Un Poco” es un cuento de Eduardo Halfon. Nacido en Guatemala, Halfon es un reconocido novelista galardonado con el premio Jose Maria de Pereda y nombrado en 2007 como uno de 39 mejores escritores jóvenes de Latinoamerica.
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“To Die a Little” is a short story by Eduardo Halfon. Born in Guatemala City, Halfon is an acclaimed author of novels and short stories. He was named one of 39 Best Young Latin American Writers at the 2007 Bogota Hay Festival.
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Elnur Majidli a Strasbourg-based blogger and internet activist has been threatened with a 12 year jail sentence for ‘inciting hatred’. The following excerpt is from an interview conducted by Index on Censorship’s Mike Harris.
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21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers is the theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day. Today, we urge you to join with others around the world to celebrate press freedom.
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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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Sampsonia Way's companion guide to City of Asylum’s Exiled Voice of China and Tibet literary event, featuring standout pieces from its three year coverage of exiled and persecuted writers. READ
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