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Lakshmi Kannan and Peter Nazareth reading, The University of Iowa, 1987
Kannan, Lakshmi Nazareth, Peter
Nazareth, Peter
University of Iowa. International Writing Program
Indian Ugandan
1987
Lakshmi Kannan reads from her fiction that she translated from Tamil. Thematic issues are bureaucracy, the ocean, class conflict, happiness, rural life versus city life, and post-colonial India. She converses with the other authors about the sources of inspiration for her story. Peter Nazareth reads the epilogue from a work-in-process. Political issues, violence, torture, revolution in Namibia, racism, and are thematic issues in his work. He then goes on to discuss the creative process, planning his writing, and the conflicts inherent in writing about real-life political figures, particularly Idi Amin. The authors discuss political issues, leaders, political persecution, and the power of literature thereafter.
Authors Censorship Civil wars City & town life Literature Military regimes Poetry Racism Translators Violence Weather
Authors, Ugandan Biographical fiction Controversial literature Description and travel Historical fiction India -- Languages Literature -- Translations Political fiction
1980-1990
United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
01:35:07
Originally recorded on audiocassette and converted to wav and mp3 files. Master digital recording available in wav format.
2011-01-24
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