Contact information
Name:
Jim Toia
Phone:
xt. 5577
Email:
toiaj@lafayette.edu
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When:
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 (All day) - Thursday, October 24, 2013 (All day)
Where:
College Hill
Presenter:
CaPA Fellows
Price:
Free
The exiled Venezuelan fiction writer and poet Israel Centeno, a resident of Asylum City in Pittsburgh, will visit Lafayette on October 23 and 24. Mr. Centeno is the author of ten novels and numerous short stories and poems. He was forced to leave Venezuela after writing fiction that was considered to be critical of Hugo Chavez. His visit is sponsored by the Creative and Performing Arts (CaPA) Fellows Program.
Public Events:
Wednesday, Oct. 23:
9:45-11:15 AM Open office hours, Pardee 301 (English Department Lounge)
12:00-1:00 PM Brown Bag lunch Reading, Gendebien Room, Skillman Library
4:15-5:45 PM Writing Workshop. 321 Pardee Hall
Thursday, Oct. 24:
9:45-11:15 AM Open office hours, Pardee 301 (English Department Lounge)
Some of Israel Centeno’s writings can be found here:
http://www.sampsoniaway.org/tag/israel-centeno-2/
An account of his exile from Venezuela can be found here: http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/08/24/housing-program-creates-thriving-community-for-writers/
Sponsored by:
CaPA, Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship