Why Literature Matters: 2015 National Book Festival

In an age that would argue that more vital priorities prevail, why does literature matter? Three very different thinkers (Jane Hirshfield, Azar Nafisi and Jeffrey Brown) came together at the 2015 National Book Festival to talk about the transformational power of the imagination and how it speaks to the most vibrant questions of our time: revolution, dissent, success, failure, abundance, poverty, war, community and the abiding human quest for meaning. Speaker Biography: Jane Hirshfield is a poet and literary critic. Speaker Biography: Azar Nafisi is a bestselling memoirist scholar. Speaker Biography: Jeffrey Brown is a renowned journalist who has just published a collection of poetry. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6822