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The American PEN Nabokov Centenary Celebration (fwd)
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From: Hillary Joyce <hillary@pen.org>
For immediate Release:
Time Sensitive Information: April 15, 1999
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
Kristin Eliasberg, (212) 334-1660, ext. 109
To honor Vladimir Nabokov on the occasion of his centenary, PEN
American Center and The New Yorker present The Nabokov Centenary
Celebration - Thursday April 15th 1999 @ Town Hall in NYC.
Featuring a distinguished group of writers reading from Nabokov
and presenting reminiscences and reflections, the evening will
encompass fresh interpretations of Nabokov as a literary master
of the twentieth century, as well as offer glimpses of the man
behind the work.
The high-profile literary evening will feature eminent writers
and critics who have known and admired the work of Nabokov, such
as:
-David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker
-Dmitri Nabokov, son of Vladimir and Vera Nabokov
-Martin Amis, critically acclaimed British novelist and
friend of the Nabokov family
-Alfred Appel, literary critic
-Brian Boyd, Nabokov biographer
-Richard Ford, novelist
-Joyce Carol Oates, novelist
-Elizabeth Hardwick, renowned essayist, novelist, and critic
-Michael Scammell, biographer and translator
-Stacy Schiff - biography of Vera Nabokov will be published
in Spring
Tickets now available through Ticketmaster, 212.307.4100 or at
Town
Hall, beginning on March 26th.
For more information contact PEN American Center,
212.334.1660, ext. 102
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10012
For immediate Release:
Time Sensitive Information: April 15, 1999
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL:
Kristin Eliasberg, (212) 334-1660, ext. 109
To honor Vladimir Nabokov on the occasion of his centenary, PEN
American Center and The New Yorker present The Nabokov Centenary
Celebration - Thursday April 15th 1999 @ Town Hall in NYC.
Featuring a distinguished group of writers reading from Nabokov
and presenting reminiscences and reflections, the evening will
encompass fresh interpretations of Nabokov as a literary master
of the twentieth century, as well as offer glimpses of the man
behind the work.
The high-profile literary evening will feature eminent writers
and critics who have known and admired the work of Nabokov, such
as:
-David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker
-Dmitri Nabokov, son of Vladimir and Vera Nabokov
-Martin Amis, critically acclaimed British novelist and
friend of the Nabokov family
-Alfred Appel, literary critic
-Brian Boyd, Nabokov biographer
-Richard Ford, novelist
-Joyce Carol Oates, novelist
-Elizabeth Hardwick, renowned essayist, novelist, and critic
-Michael Scammell, biographer and translator
-Stacy Schiff - biography of Vera Nabokov will be published
in Spring
Tickets now available through Ticketmaster, 212.307.4100 or at
Town
Hall, beginning on March 26th.
For more information contact PEN American Center,
212.334.1660, ext. 102
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, N.Y. 10012