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Children's author Carmen Agra Deedy to lecture April 15
Posted 4/1/2004
MADISON, Wis. -- Children's author and award-winning storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy will tell "Stories of a Dyslexic Bibliophile" at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15, on the UW-Madison campus. The lecture in the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave., is billed as the annual lecture of the Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries and is open to the public at no charge.
Born in 1960 in Havana, Cuba, Deedy’s family immigrated to Decatur, Ga. in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution, an experience that has strongly affected her work. Often profound and hilarious, Deedy's storytelling style has deep roots in the difficulties of immigration, although she is better known for her sharp wit and humorous approach toward the misunderstandings between cultures.
This year she made her third consecutive appearance at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Deedy has a
lso spoken at the Beyond the Border International Storytelling Festival at Donat’s Castle in Wales, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.; the Disney Institute in Orlando, Fla.; the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn., and on Broadway at the New Victory Theater. Her stories have also aired on National Public Radio's "Weekend All Things Considered."
Her most recent book, The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark, is the winner of numerous awards including the 2001 Jane Addams Peace Association Honor Book Award and the 2000 Parent's Choice Gold Award. She has published seven earlier books, including, Growing up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia.
Parking is available for a fee under the Fluno Center. For more information, contact the Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Library or call them at 608.265.2505.
