Join us at Champaca, Vasanthnagar for a conversation between Biswamit Dwibedy- author of the book- Hundred Greatest Love Songs and Pooja Sagar. This discussion will then be followed by a book signing.
Here are all the event details:
Date: 28th February, Saturday
Time: 6PM
Venue: Champaca Bookstore, Vasanthnagar.
Click here to Register.
About the Book:
Hundred Greatest Love Songs is a genre-bending memoir of a young artist and poet willing to risk his life for his craft. Told in a hundred short chapters and arranged like a playlist, the story is one of transformation—spiritual, sexual and intellectual—as the protagonist, a waiter, carves his path from a greasy diner in small-town Iowa to a prestigious arts college in upstate New York.
At its core, the book is an ode to friendship. It is as much about an artist trying to find his place in the world as it is about the people who help him do so. Ultimately, Hundred Greatest Love Songs serves as a testament to the healing power of poetry and proves that literature, art and music can save lives.
About the Author:
Biswamit Dwibedy was born in Odisha, India and now lives in Paris, France. He lived in Iowa City, Iowa for several years and has an MFA from Bard College, New York. He is the author of Erode (Litmus Press), Ancient Guest (HarperCollins India), Hundred Greatest Love Songs (Penguin Random House), Hubble Gardener (Spuyten Duyvil), and the chapbooks Eirik’s Ocean (Portable Press), MC3 (Essay Press), Ozalid (1913 Press) and Film of Dust (Sputnik & Fizzle). His poems have been published in Poetry Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Tarpaulin Sky, and Best American Experimental Poetry amongst other places. He translates from Hindi and Oriya and his poems have been translated into French. Dwibedy is also a visual artist. He’s been an artist-in-residence in France, India, and Iceland, and directs the MFA in creative writing at The American University of Paris.
About the Moderator:
Pooja Sagar is a writer, educator, and researcher studying the history of medicine
and cultures of care in contemporary India. Previously, she was faculty and Head
of Studies for Creative Writing and General Studies at Srishti Manipal Institute of
Art, Design and Technology, where she developed curriculum and taught across
creative writing, editing, and publishing. At the Indian Institute for Human
Settlements (IIHS), she heads the Word Lab and Library, leading editorial and
publishing initiatives while working across English and Malayalam. She teaches
advanced writing for PhD students at IIHS, Longform Writing and runs the
multilingual and inclusive Writing Skill Lab for the graduate students.
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