Reading Groups and Author Visit: Véronique Tadjo

The Writers of Today Team is very pleased to confirm that Véronique Tadjo will do a talk in English on March 3^rd at 4:15pm, followed by a Q&A in French on March 4^th at 1pm.

Ther are also two related upcoming events organized by Writers of Today: we are holding two reading groups on Thursday, February 17^th (in English) and Thursday, February 24^th (in French) at 4:15 in Callaway Center at Emory, room 202. To attend these groups on zoom email tmessen [at] emory [dot] edu. Among other themes, we wish to delve into crucial questions of our contemporary world, such as epidemics and disease, post-genocidal memory, and human-nonhuman relationships. We have also asked members of the Emory community to provide 5-minute presentations on Véronique Tadjo’s works to introduce students and faculty to her wonderful multi-faceted work.

See the reading materials in English and French below.

Tadjo – Reine Pokou Laterite

Tadjo – En compagnie des hommes + L’ombre d’Imana

Tadjo – The Shadow of Imana + In the Company of Men