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  • An Evening with Aimee Bender

    Thu, Apr 03, 2014 @ 07:30 PM - 09:30 PM

    USC Viterbi School of Engineering

    Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars


    Speaker: Aimee Bender, Acclaimed Author and Professor of English at USC

    Talk Title: An Evening with Aimee Bender

    Series: The Provost's Writers Series

    Abstract: RSVP TO: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/903818

    The Provost’s Writers Series highlights the extraordinary talents of USC authors. Throughout the year, Provost Elizabeth Garrett will host four evenings featuring USC faculty, who will read from and discuss their recent publications. The series will provide opportunities for students and the community to engage with USC authors, learn about the incredible diversity of their work and celebrate the written word.

    Aimee Bender is a professor of English at USC. Her surreal, playful stories read like modern fairy tales. Bender finds the mythic in the mundane, illuminating contemporary life from unexpected angles. Her stories “introduce the world to honest, inspiring, brutal and beautiful people” (MSNBC). In a magical evening, Bender will read from her work and engage in a conversation with Brighde Mullins, director of the Master of Professional Writing Program at USC.

    Bender is the author of several books, including the best-selling novel The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and the New York Times Notable Book The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. Bender’s latest book, The Color Master, is a collection of short stories. Her short fiction has been published in Granta, Harper’s, The Paris Review, McSweeney’s, Tin House and other publications, as well as heard on NPR’s This American Life.

    Host: Provost Elizabeth Garrett

    More Info: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/903818

    Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - Friends of the USC Libraries Lecture Hall

    Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

    Contact: Visions and Voices

    Event Link: http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/113/event/903818

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