An evening with Patricia Hampl
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Date:Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Time:7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Campus:University Park Campus
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Venue:Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC)
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Room:232
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Cost:Free
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Summary:
Join the MPW Program for an evening of readings and conversation with award-winning American writer Patricia Hampl.
Description:
Patricia Hampl's most recent books are the memoir The Florist’s Daughter and another work of nonfiction, Blue Arabesque, both on many year-end “best” lists including The New York Times “100 Notable Books of the Year.” Her first memoir, A Romantic Education, about her Cold War travels to Prague, and subsequent books, established her as a leading voice in contemporary memoir. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, the Paris Review, Best American Essays, Granta, and The New York Times Book Review. Hampl has received many awards, among them grants from the National Endowment for Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 1990 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She is Regents Professor at the University of Minnesota, and a member of the permanent faculty of the Prague Summer Program.