Archive: Aminatta Forna

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Lannan Symposium: Reading and Writing the Body

Pictured left to right: Rabih Alameddine, Meghan O’Rourke, Daniel Marchalik, and Tope Folarin. In February 2023, Medical Humanities collaborated with the Lannan Center on the…

February 6, 2023

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A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah

This event, co-sponsored by the Lannan Center and the African Studies Program, featured Tanzanian novelist and Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation with Aminatta.…

September 14, 2022

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Racism as Distraction: Aminatta Forna Writes about Toni Morrison

In this text she wrote for the Luminato Festival Toronto on Toni Morrison, Aminatta Forna reflects about Toni Morrison's powerful words, that frame racism's function as…

June 13, 2022

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“Reclaiming Power Over One’s Own Story”, Aminatta Forna’s Remarks on Abdulrazak Gurnah from the 2022 PEN America: World Voices Festival Opening Night

In her remarks for the opening night of the 2022 PEN America: World Voices Festival, Aminatta Forna recognizes what makes the work of Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah powerful…

May 17, 2022

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Double Visions: Aminatta Forna and Laila Lalami at the 2022 PEN America: World Voices Festival

The second day of the 2022 PEN America: World Voices Festival featured Aminatta Forna in conversation with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Laila Lalami. Both of these authors draw from…

May 14, 2022

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Aminatta Forna is One of Nearly 100 Authors Gathering at the PEN America Emergency World Voices Congress of Writers

On May 10, 2022, PEN America published a press release convening the Emergency Congress of Writers in Response to the War in Ukraine and Other Global Crises, which announced the…

May 13, 2022

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Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah in Conversation with Aminatta Forna and Others at the 2022 PEN America: World Voices Festival

The opening night of the 2022 PEN America: World Voices Festival celebrated the work of Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, in his first appearance in the United States after…

May 13, 2022

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“On Suffering, Trauma, and Resilience”, The Yale Review Interviews Aminatta Forna

In this interview, James Surowiecki, consulting editor at The Yale Review, talks with Aminatta Forna about her recently published essay “Who Owns Your Story? Transcending the…

April 1, 2022

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The Bookseller Talks about Rift, Aminatta Forna’s New Book Project

According to The Bookseller, William Collins made a "substantial deal" to publish Aminatta Forna's new book project, Rift, slated for publication in.…

March 31, 2022

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“In Your Shoes: Reckoning with Our Past/Imagining Our Future“ Closes the 2022 Lannan Symposium “Beyond Identity: Reimagining the American Narrative”

This performance, which was the closing event of the 2022 Lannan Symposium, “Beyond Identity: Reimagining the American Narrative,” displayed The Lab’s award-winning In Your…

March 23, 2022