Videos: Anjali Joseph, Cathy Park Hong, Esi Edugyan and Noo Saro-Wiwa at Open Book 2012
Do you wish you could relive some of the best moments from the past Open Book Festival? As a special treat we bring you videos of readings by some of the international authors who attended the festival this year.
The sessions involving Cathy Park Hong, Esi Edugyan, Noo Saro-Wiwa and Anjali Joseph were as varied as the writers’ own backgrounds. Anjali Joseph is an Indian author residing in the UK. Her book Saraswati Park won the Betty Trask Prize and she has just published her second book, Another Country.
Cathy Park Hong is an American of Korean descent whose Engine Empire was published this year. She is the recipient of the Barnard New Women Poets Prize for her second collection of poetry, Dance Dance Revolution.
Esi Edugyan is a Canadian author of Ghanaian descent whose book Half Blood Blues has won and been nominated for a number of awards, including being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2011.
Noo Saro-Wiwa is the American-based Nigerian daughter of slain activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, and is the author of Looking for Transwonderland.
Anjali Joseph reads from Another Country:
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Cathy Park Hong reads “Ballad in O”:
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Part 1 – Cathy Park Hong reads from her poetry:
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- Part 2 – Cathy Park Hong reads from her poetry: Watch on YouTube
- Part 3 – Cathy Park Hong reads from her poetry: Watch on YouTube
Esi Edugyan reads from Half Blood Blues:
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Noo Saro-Wiwa reads from Looking for Transwonderland:
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Book details
- Another Country by Anjali Joseph
EAN: 9780007462773
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- Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria by Noo Saro-Wiwa
EAN: 9781847080301
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- Engine Empire by Cathy Park Hong
EAN: 9780393082845
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- Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
EAN: 9781846687754
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