Book Wings 2012: Russia

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An historic partnership between the International Writing Program and the Moscow Art Theatre, Book Wings is a bilingual performance that brings together the worlds of literature, theatrical performance, and new media. Working in conjunction with the University of Iowa’s Department of Theatre Arts, the Virtual Writing University, the University of Iowa’s Information Technology Services, and made possible with grant funds provided by the U.S. Department of State, Book Wings unites two stages and theatre companies to produce (in real time, across ten time zones) a collaborative performance of new works commissioned for the project.

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Happening Now

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

  • “I went to [Ayodhya] to think about what it means to be an Indian and a Hindu... ”  A new essay by critic and novelist Chandrahas Choudhury.

  • In the January 2024 iteration of the French/English non-fiction site Frictions, T J Benson writes about “Riding Afrobeats Across the World.” Also new, a next installment in the bilingual series featuring work by students from Paris VIII’s Creative Writing program and the University of Iowa’s NFW program.

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