The Power of the Pen

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Wole Soyinka—a Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright, poet, novelist, and essayist—and Ryszard Kapuscinski—a Polish journalist and author who has covered wars, revolutions, and cultures around the world since the 1950s—discuss the relationship between writing and political change in a New Yorker-sponsored evening of readings during the PEN World Voices festival.

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Music: "Meta, Beta, Tarabeta" by Pangeia Instrumentos / "Resolution" by Thievery Corporation

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