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Award-Winning Nigerian Author Chris Abani to Speak at Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
February 07 2008
Adelphi University is pleased to welcome award-winning Nigerian author Chris Abani, who will deliver "Human Rights, Politics, and Art: An Evening of Expression," on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. in Adelphi’s Ruth S. Harley University Center Ballroom, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The lecture, sponsored by the Rita Diamandopoulos Lecture in Literature, is open and free to the public.
Mr. Abani was first imprisoned at age 18 by a Nigerian regime that considered his first novel, Masters of the Board, a threat to national security. He is the author of several novellas, including The Virgin of Flames, Becoming Abigail (New York Times Editors’ Choice), and GraceLand (Today Show Book Club pick; winner of the 2005 PEN/Hemingway Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award). His other prizes include a PEN USA Freedom to Write Award, a Prince Claus Award, and a Lannan Literary Fellowship.
He currently teaches creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. He earned a Ph.D. degree in literature and creative writing in 2004 from the University of Southern California.
For more information about this and other events, please visit www.adelphi.edu, or call the University’s Cultural Events Hotline at (516) 877-4555
About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls more than 8,300 students from 40 states and 50 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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