Archive: Aminatta Forna

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“Hame”, Orion Magazine Publishes Excerpt of Aminatta Forna’s The Window Seat

Orion Magazine published an excerpt of "Hame", one of the essays that make up Aminatta Forna's most recent book, The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in.…

May 17, 2021

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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring Aminatta Forna

Conversation between Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and Aminatta.…

February 26, 2021

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Readings and Talks featuring Valeria Luiselli

Evening with award-winning novelist and essayist, Valeria Luiselli. This event was moderated by Lannan Center Director and author Aminatta Forna and was cosponsored by the…

October 20, 2020

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BBC Radio 4 – Bookclub: Aminatta Forna – The Memory of Love

Aminatta Forna discusses her novel The Memory of Love with James Naughtie and a group of readers at the BBC Radio - 4 Bookclub podcast. The Memory of Love has as its background…

September 5, 2019

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“The Power of your Suffering Is in How You Tell your Story”, Aminatta Forna in PBS NewsHour’s My Humble Opinion

Aminatta Forna spoke about trauma in the "In My Humble Opinion" segment of PBS NewsHour. She responds to what she considers an overuse of the word "trauma", stressing, instead,…

March 19, 2018

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“Selective Empathy: Stories and the Power of Narrative”, Aminatta Forna on World Literature Today

Aminatta Forna reflects on the power of storytelling, and how it both allows us to understand the worlds of other people, while also reflecting "entire range of views,,…

November 6, 2017