For the literature festival, Larry Siems will present his new book, ‘Guantanamo Diary’, the first and only diary written by a Guantanamo detainee during his imprisonment. This presentation will be done in conversation with the well known Norwegian writer and publisher, Anders Heger. Mohamedou Ould Slahi who was detained at Guantanamo from 2002 until 2016 will also participate in the conversation through skype. Larry Siems has been invited to Longyearbyen Litteraturfestival in cooperation with Norwegian PEN and Artica Svalbard.
Larry Siems (born in St. Louis, Missouri) is a well known writer and free expression advocate who served for many years as Director of Freedom to Write and International programs at PEN America. He has written extensively on domestic and international human rights and censorship issues for The Guardian, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly.
The event is free and the conversation will be in English.
