[Daviscenter-list] 2/22/12 Book Talk and Discussion: New Voices in Russian Literature

[cid:image002.jpg@01CCDA8A.A0A45CD0] New Voices in Russian Literature: Finalists for Russia's Debut Literary Prize Share Their Work Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Book talk and discussion: 5:00-6:30pm Reception: 6:30-7:30pm The book talk and discussion will be conducted in both Russian and English. A new generation of Russian writers visits Harvard: Young authors, including finalists for Russia's Debut Prize, will read their work and discuss art and freedom in today's Russia. This is a critical juncture in the history of Russia-the Perestroika and post-Soviet generations are being displaced by a new generation for which the USSR is mere history. Theirs is a complex new Russia, which they strive to represent in their literary works. For over a decade, the Debut Prize has sought out young Russian-speaking literary talent the world over. Receiving as many as 70,000 submissions annually, Debut is a landmark in the Russian literary scene. Participants at the talk will include: Olga Slavnikova, Debut Prize coordinator; author of 2017, winner of the Russian Booker Prize Dmitry Biryukov, author of Uritsky Street. Irina Bogatyreva, author of Off the Beaten Track. Alisa Ganieva, author of Salam, Dalgat! Igor Savelyev, author of Pale City. Moderated by Adam Ragusea, Reporter, WBUR-FM Event Location: 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Belfer Case Study Room (S020) This event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, and Causa Artium --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617.495.4037 F 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu