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EDITED BY NADINE GOROLMER
Telling Tales
Edition Picador Dec 2004
ISBN 0-312-42404-3
Nadine Gordimer
Credit photo
(UN Photo #NICA 58183
by Evan Schneider) Nadine Gordimer, Salman
Rushdie and John Updike, three
of the world's most famous writ-
ers were gathered for a signing
event celebrating the publication
of the "Telling Tales" anthology,
edited by the Nobel laureate
Nadine Gordimer.
Rarely have so many writers of
such variety and distinction
appeared on a contents list in the
John Updike (left) same anthology, ranging from
and Shashi Tharoor. Gunter Grass to Gabriel Garcia
Under-Secretary-General Marquez, Salman Rushdie
for Communications Updike to John, and the late
and Public Information. Susan Sontag, passing by Hanif
Credit photo Kureishi and José Saramago, as
(UN Photo #NICA 58184 well as Nadine Gordimer herself
by Evan Schneider) who has edited and introduces the
collection.
Their stories capture the range of
emotions and situations of our
human universe: tragedy, come-
dy, fantasy, satire, dramas of sex-
ual love and of war, in different
continents and cultures.
All 21 writers have given their
stories without any fee or royalty.
The publishers of each edition in
Salman Rushdie each country where the anthology
Credit photo (UN Photo is published have produced the
#NICA 58182 book without receiving any profit
by Evan Schneider) or royalty. The publisher's profit
from the sales of the book will go
to preventive education of
HIV/AIDS and for medical treat-
ment for people living with the
disease.

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