The controversial author will give a free and public speech titled “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature + Politics in the Modern World” at UNC Asheville on Thursday, Feb. 18,
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The controversial author will give a free and public speech titled “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature + Politics in the Modern World” at UNC Asheville on Thursday, Feb. 18,