A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb
Amitava Kumar looks at the global repercussions of the war on terror. His book A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb tells the story of two men convicted in U.S. courts on...
View ArticlePEN & Charlie Hebdo: Honoring Courage or Hostility?
Tonight at the American Museum of Natural History, the PEN American Center will honor the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo with its annual Freedom of Expression Courage Award. In early January,...
View ArticleObservations of Amitava Kumar
Amitava Kumar, a writer and professor of English at Vassar College and the author of Lunch With a Bigot: The Writer in the World (Duke University Press Books, 2015), talks about encounters with people...
View ArticleBeing New in America
Amitava Kumar discusses his new book, Immigrant, Montana: A Novel. The book tells the story of Kailash, a student from India studying at NYU. His immigrant experience includes navigating political and...
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