Cambridge Union - English PEN https://www.englishpen.org/tag/cambridge-union/ Freedom to write, freedom to read Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:12:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.englishpen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-english_pen_favicon-1-1-32x32.png Cambridge Union - English PEN https://www.englishpen.org/tag/cambridge-union/ 32 32 PEN Atlas presents: Svetlana Alexievich in conversation with James Meek https://www.englishpen.org/pen-transmissions/pen-atlas-presents-svetlana-alexievich-in-conversation-with-james-meek/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:42:04 +0000 https://www.englishpen.org/pen-transmissions/pen-atlas-presents-svetlana-alexievich-in-conversation-with-james-meek/ This event was one of Svetlana Alexievich’s few UK public appearances in 2016. She discussed her…

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]]> This event was one of Svetlana Alexievich’s few UK public appearances in 2016. She discussed her new book Second-hand Time, translated by Bela Shayevich (Fitzcarraldo Editions, May 2016), and the new edition of Chernobyl Prayer, translated by Anna Gunin and Arch Tait (Penguin Classics, April 2016), to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Themes of memory, trust, family secrets and of course the disintegration of the Soviet Union emerged over the course of a fascinating discussion between Svetlana Alexievich and James Meek, interpreted beautifully by Masha Karp.

Listen to the audio recording (no longer available on SoundCloud)

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]]> English PEN to host Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich https://www.englishpen.org/posts/events/english-pen-to-host-nobel-laureate-svetlana-alexievich/ Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.englishpen.org/posts/not-rated/english-pen-to-host-nobel-laureate-svetlana-alexievich/ The post English PEN to host Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich appeared first on English PEN.

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