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Book launch:
Venue
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh
Date
01/31/2014
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type
Reading
Genre
Fiction
Sponsor
City of Asylum
Cost
$0.00
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Description and Reader Names: SampsoniaWay.org, the online journal of literature, free speech and social justice published by City of Asylum, celebrates the release of the English-language paperback edition of its first anthology, GENERATION ZERO - a collection of short stories by emerging Cuban writers. This event is free, but space is limited – please reserve your seats in advance.
7 p.m. Reception | 7:30 Reading
330 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
This collection of 16 short stories – never before in print – was curated by Havana-based Cuban writer and Sampsonia Way columnist Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, who will join us at the book launch, along with guest readers. Books will be available for purchase.
'This compilation of short stories might well say more about Cuba’s reality than most news reports. Some of the island’s best emerging writers reach outside Cuba through their work – even as we look in – sometimes with depth, sometimes with irreverence but always with great punch.' - Juan O. Tamayo, Miami Herald (USA)
'Cubans no longer speak the same language…In Generation Year Zero, sarcasm, deterritorialization, transvestism,fragmentation, colloquialism, hybridization, adventure, and imagination are redesigning Cuban identity, recovering their power of subversion and resignifying Utopia.' – Paulo A. Paranagua, Le Monde (France)
More Event Information
Primary Contact Person
Julie Tvaruzek
Primary Contact Email
contact@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Telephone
4123230278
Website
http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org/ai1ec_event/book_launch/?instance_id=85
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Number of readers on program
Is this an open mic event?
No
Is this a book signing?
Yes
Will author's books be for sale?
Yes
More Venue Information
Address 1
330 Sampsonia Way
Address 2
Address 3
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Zip
15212
Days/Hours of Operation
Primary Contact Person
Henry Reese
Primary Contact Email
contact@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Telephone
412-323-0278
Website
www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/cityofasylumpittsburgh
Twitter
http://twitter.com/sampsonia_way
Author Information
Author
Elizabeth Baisley
Website
http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
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Short bio: Marketing & Communications Manager, City of Asylum Pittsburgh
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