The Book Club | The Role of Literature in Uncertain Times | Oxford Union Web Series
August 1, 2020
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As COVID-19 confines us to our homes, literature provides not only solace but escape. Yet in allowing us to hear voices from beyond our own walls, it teaches us how to engage with the realities of the world we face. Has the role of literature changed in this uncertain time? How can it help us to forge connections in an isolated world?
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Chigozie Obioma: Nigerian writer and Assistant Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has twice been nominated for the Booker Prize.
Joyce Carol Oates: American writer and Professor Emerita at Princeton University. She has published 58 novels, and received accolades including the National Book Award and two Pulitzer Prize nominations.
Juan Gabriel Vasquez: Colombian writer, journalist, and translator. The recipient of numerous literary awards, he is regarded as one of Latin America's most influential novelists.
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