Monday, March 12, 6:00PM
Readings + Discussion
Segal Theatre

FREE + Open to the public
First come, first served
The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street

http://thesegalcenter.org/event/the-written-world-with-martin-puchner/

Martin Puchner takes us on a remarkable journey around the world to reveal how over 4,000 years of story-telling and literature have shaped history and civilization. The Segal evening will feature readings from The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, Diamond Sutra, Popol Vuh, One Thousand and One Nights, The Tale of Genji, Goethe’s Conversations with Johann Peter Eckermann, and Akhmatova’s Requiem with introductions by Martin Puchner.

Eylül Fidan Akıncı, Stefano Boselli, Shane Breaux, Marvin Carlson, Tom Keever, Cory Tamler, Angie Tennant, and Alisa Zhulina will read the texts. Followed by a discussion with Martin Puchner, Frank Hentschker, and others.

Cannot make it? This event will be livestreamed on Segal Center home page: thesegalcenter.org/home/