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Wandaâs Picks for May 2021
Wandaâs Picks for May 2021
May 10, 2021
A stunning radio play adaptation of the 50-year-old debut novel by Toni Morrison, âThe Bluest Eye,â is epitomized in this painting. Protagonist Pecola Breedlove âis obsessed with Shirley Temple and a desire to have blue eyes,â according to the Aurora Theatre Company. The play explores âthe emotional depths of Black girlhood, the poisonous effects of racism, and the heartbreak of shame.âÂ
by Bay View Arts and Culture Editor Wanda Sabir
Happy Motherâs Day to all the mothers and motherkind who nurture and take care of our future citizens! As the pandemic continues to rage through our communities, we hope everyone stays safe and for those who have transcended this world: Aá¹£e, Aá¹£e, Aá¹£e-o. FYI: Libations for Prayers for African Ancestors of the Middle Passage is June 12, 9 a.m. PT, on Facebook @maafabayarea.
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Orville Schell, Yiyun Li transcend pandemics and revolutions through great literature at 7th annual Bay Area Book Festival
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Last Updated May 9, 2021
On the second evening of the 7th annual Bay Area Book Festival, a crowd of virtual participants gathered in a Zoom meeting to the sound of Chen Leiji playing a Bach cello suite on the qin a seven-string Chinese musical instrument.
The recording was played to introduce the speakers in a talk titled: “When Everything Falls Apart, How Does the Heart Survive? Orville Schell and Yiyun Li on China, Tolstoy, and the Power of Art, with Adam Hochschild.”
Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro unpacks his writing process at 7th Bay Area Book Festival
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It’s not often you get to hear a Nobel Prize winner speak, but May 2, the Bay Area Book Festival offered just that: an hourlong Zoom conversation with author Kazuo Ishiguro on his new book “Klara and the Sun,” released March 2, only two months ago.
The discussion, however, turned out to be far more than just a book talk. Joined by Yaa Gyasi, author of “Homegoing” and “Transcendent Kingdom,” Ishiguro touched on everything from his personal writing habits to the fickle role of research when crafting a fictional world.
Bay Area Book Festival Begins With A Star-Studded Roster
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The seventh annual Bay Area Book Festival, going all virtual for the second year in a row, launched its nine-day run on Saturday and is such a high-wattage affair, attendees may want to consider donning sunglasses to tune in.
The literary luminaries who will be featured include Nobel Prize laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, 2020 National Book Award winner Charles Yu, renowned journalist and China expert Orville Schell, 2020 Booker Prize winner Douglas Stuart, Pulitzer Prize winner (and former U.S. poet laureate) Tracy K. Smith and prolific (more than 100 books!) novelist Joyce Carol Oates.