Session 1, 11 am: Molly Crabapple in Conversation "Art was my dearest friend. To draw was trouble and safety, adventure and freedom. In that four-cornered kingdom of paper, I lived as I pleased. This is the story of a girl and her sketchbook." Drawing from conflict, art, and reportage, artist and writer Molly Crabapple's work weaves together the psychological and physical horrors of war through illustrations. Crabapple's contribution to Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War by Marwan Hisham brings to life a ground-level reflection of the Syrian revolution. In her memoir, Drawing Blood, Crabapple masterfully engages with how we think about art, sex, politics, and survival in our wrought times. In this session Crabapple discusses the beauty and chaos of her art and its intended impact. As part of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Crabapple will speak about life, art, and the gripping reportage which won her last year's Bernhart Labor Journalism award. Session 2, 12:15 pm: Madhur Jaffrey in Conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy In a recent interview with The New York Times, Madhur Jaffrey called herself "the original Spice Girl." Her definitive cookbook An Invitation to Indian Cooking, reissued this year, introduced Western readers to the sophisticated dishes of subcontinental cuisine, through a volume the Times named "the final word on the subject." But Jaffrey is also a famous actress, with credits which range from Merchant-Ivory's acclaimed film Shakespeare-Wallah to this year's And Just Like That. In this special daytime event, Jaffrey discusses her many lives and the intensity with which she has lived them, from her early years in New Delhi, India to her association with Merchant Ivory and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, to her life in cuisine. RSVP does not guarantee entry.
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