Chris Abani


Wednesday, February 20

Chris Abani
"Human Rights, Politics, and Art: An Evening of Expression with Chris Abani"
University Center Ballroom
7:00 PM

Sponsored by the Rita Diamandopoulos Lecture in Literature

First imprisoned at age 18 by a Nigerian regime that considered his first novel a threat to national security, Chris Abani went on to write such novels as The Virgin of the Flames and such novellas as Song for Night. He also teaches creative writing at the University of California, Riverside.

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Adelphi University
Ruth S. Harley University Center
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P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701


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