An Evening with Dave Eggers and Valentino Achek Deng
Categories: Literature, Stage
Dave Eggers and Valentino Achek Deng [pic: Michael Robinson Chavez - The Washington Post]
“I am not a success yet”, Valentino Achek Deng said. He was responding to a question from an audience member at the American Shorts Reading Series about when and if he would go back to southern Sudan. He recounted a conversation in […]
Dave Eggers and Valentino Achek Deng [pic: Michael Robinson Chavez - The Washington Post] "I am not a success yet", Valentino Achek Deng said. He was responding to a question from an audience member at the American Shorts Reading Series about when and if he would go back to southern Sudan. He recounted a conversation in which father (his) told son (Valentino) to "go away and come back when you are a success and wearing a suit". Valentino came to Pittsburgh's Hazlett Theater ... Read More