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World Literature Festival Recap: In Conversation with Alexander Stessin | «Беседуем с Александром Стесиным»
This April, the New York Public Library hosted our first World Literature Festival. Across three weeks, there were a wide range of programs from live storytimes, to book discussions, to author talks.
We hosted an “In Conversation” series of author talks and panels where we invited authors, poets, and leaders of organizations to speak with us. These programs were conducted in many languages and we are pleased to share the recordings now as part of Immigrant Heritage Month 2021 to continue to highlight and celebrate authors that reflect our communities.
On April 17th, the Library hosted Alexander Stessin for a discussion around his novel New York Rounds and his work overall. In conversation with NYPL's Marianna Vertsman and Elie Weitsman, they discussed why he wrote a book about New York City hospitals, how different people are brought here by fate, and how conditional this difference becomes in the face of adversity and the desire to help each other.
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Disclaimer: English captions were generated live on the day of recording and may not be entirely accurate.
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