Selected Events in 2005
Reception at the 5th International Literature Festival Berlin
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A reception at the 5th International Literature Festival Berlin was hosted by the Public Affairs Section at Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Minister Counselor for Public Affairs Anne Chermak welcomed nineteen writers from the United States. Such distinguished authors as Dana Gioia, Norman Manea, and Eliot Weinberger connected with about one hundred guests - international writers, journalists, scholars, and representatives from various cultural institutions - and discussed the role of poetry and literature in a globalizing world. This year´s focus on California was introduced by Dana Gioia, director of the National Endowment for the Arts, who gave a lecture right after the repeception for an audience of about 150 participants.
