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Wole Soyinka on Hollywood, Reparations, and Morgan Freeman

Wole Soyinka on Hollywood, Reparations, and Morgan Freeman

FromLibrary Talks


Wole Soyinka on Hollywood, Reparations, and Morgan Freeman

FromLibrary Talks

ratings:
Length:
88 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For this week’s episode we’re bringing you a conversation between two Nigerian authors whose works include plays, novels, poetry, essays and more. Chris Abani is known as an international voice on humanitarianism, art, ethics and our shared political responsibility. Wole Soyinka won of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986 and has received accolades for his work in writing and advocating for human rights. The two recently sat down at the Library for a on the intersections between art, writing, activism, and politics.
Released:
Nov 15, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Feed your brain every Sunday with the best live conversations from The New York Public Library. An eclectic mix of voices and perspectives, Library Talks features your favorite writers and the ones you’ll love next. Hosted by NYPL live event programmer, Aidan Flax-Clark.