Lecture on Nobel Laureate Asturias October 24

SALISBURY, MD ---Salisbury University presents "Readings from Miguel Angel Asturias" as part of its Cinco Estrallas Series on Latin America's Nobel Laureates in Literature on Thursday, October 24, at 7 p.m. at the Fireside Lounge, Guerrieri University Center. Lectures on three other "stars" are scheduled throughout the fall.

Asturias won the Nobel Prize in 1967 and remains one of the most internationally recognized writers of Central America. A poet, novelist and anthropologist, he combines a high literary aesthetic with a burning commitment to the socio-political battles of Latin America and his own Guatemala. Dr. Brian Stiegler of SU's Department of Modern Languages will lead the discussion in both English and Spanish. Photocopies of the readings are available on reserve in the Blackwell Library. (Ask for the "Cinco Estrallas" file.)

Admission is free and open to the public. The event is sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs and Museum Programs. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 410-543-6271 or visit the SU Web site at www.salisbury.edu.