Navigating Truths with Ishmael Beah and Alexis Okeowo

In this conversation, Sierra Leonean-American author Ishmael Beah and New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo discuss how fiction can help us navigate some of the most unrelenting humanitarian crises of our age. To enjoy more from the writers of the Digital PEN World Voices Festival, visit pen.org/worldvoicesdigital, and stay up to date on our latest offerings by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @penworldvoices PEN America thanks the following sponsors for their support of the 2020 PEN World Voices Festival: The National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (New York City) Amazon Literary Partnership The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Acton Family Giving

Om Podcasten

These Truths brings the writers and artists of the 2020 PEN World Voices Festival right into your home. Each week, writers from America’s premier international literary festival will explore works that wrestle with contested history, challenge the fabrications served to us on an almost daily basis, and awaken us to the beauty and power of storytelling. When the factual basis of our daily lives is constantly undermined, this podcast explores how literature can help us arrive at the truth and a deeper understanding of what connects us.