Opening Night of World Writers’ Festival 2013
Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger opened the World Writers' Festival at a reception attended by more than 200 people at Reid Hall in Paris, home of Columbia Global Centers | Europe.
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Slide 1: Lee Bollinger opens the World Writers' Festival
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Slide 2: Author Salman Rushdie greets festival organizer Caro Llewellyn
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Slide 3: Author Richard Ford at the opening reception
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Slide 4: Behind the scenes at the festival's inaugural event
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Slide 5: Lee Bollinger with Antonio Skarmeta
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Slide 6: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Slide 7: Opening night audience reading under the stars at the Irish Cultural Center
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Slide 8: Paris Center Director Paul LeClerc
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Slide 9: Posing for photos after the event
Center Director Paul LeClerc welcomed guests and led off the opening night event, "Reading Around the World" at the Irish Cultural Center in the Latin Quarter.
The reading featured Antonio Skármeta, Salman Rushdie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ma Jian, David Grossman, Elif Shafak, Ahdaf Soueif and John Banville.