The Tompkins County Public Library will host Georgian immigrant Irakli Kakabadze for a reading from his latest book, “Land of Flowers,” and a discussion about activism and polyphonic discourse, Thursday, September 30 at 6:00 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room.
Kakabadze, a writer- in- residence for the Ithaca City of Asylum and a visiting professor at Cornell University, fled the Republic of Georgia in 2006 after being beaten and arrested for protesting repressive government actions. A writer, activist and peace studies scholar, Kakabadze won the Oxfam Novib/PEN Award in 2009. The award is given annually to writers and journalists who have been forced to flee for using the power of their writing to criticize the government.
This program is being held in conjunction with the Library’s celebration of Freedom to Read Week (September 25 through October 2). It is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248.
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