Babel brings Buffalo a bit of St. Lucia
If there was one writer on the Babel bill this year I really needed to see, it was Derek Walcott. This is not because I’m a huge fan or anything, I have heard just about as much about him as the other...
View ArticleBabel returns with Chinua Achebe
Welcome to the start of the sold out second season to Just Buffalo Literary Center’s Babel. Get out there and start roaming the internet and streets for scalpers because it is a series you won’t want...
View ArticleREVIEW: The English Patient [1996]
“For the heart is an organ of fire” The English Patient is a story of love gained, lost, and never forgotten. The late Anthony Minghella had a couple films under his belt, but I don’t think even he saw...
View ArticleThe Sri Lankan Patient: Babel’s Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje is the kind of guy that you just want to sit back and have a conversation with. The man has a fantastic sense of humor, is totally self-deprecating, and just brings a smile to your...
View ArticleThe big man with a small voice … Babel’s Chris Abani
Best. Babel. Ever. It’s as simple as that. Of the twelve authors I have seen over the past two years, besides the more superstar names like Michael Ondaatje and Salman Rushdie—easy fodder to gather...
View ArticleDon’t let *blank expletive blank* affect your inner calm … Babel’s Amy Tan
As Just Buffalo Literary Center‘s Laurie Dean Torrell went through her thank yous before Artistic Director Barbara Cole’s introduction of the night’s speaker, she gave us a statistic that posited how...
View ArticleThe big man with a small voice … Babel’s Chris Abani
Best. Babel. Ever. It’s as simple as that. Of the twelve authors I have seen over the past two years, besides the more superstar names like Michael Ondaatje and Salman Rushdie—easy fodder to gather...
View ArticleDon’t let *blank expletive blank* affect your inner calm … Babel’s Amy Tan
As Just Buffalo Literary Center‘s Laurie Dean Torrell went through her thank yous before Artistic Director Barbara Cole’s introduction of the night’s speaker, she gave us a statistic that posited how...
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