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H.G. Wells in Bombay article

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H.G. Wells in Bombay article

Copy of “H.G. Wells in Bombay,” The Indian P.E.N. 5, no. 1 (1 January 1939): 1. This article, published in The Indian P.E.N., the All-India Centre’s original internal editorial, recounts H.G Wells’ visit to Mumbai on 16 December 1938. Wells, president of PEN International (1933-36) and PEN’s Wartime International Presidential Committee (1941-46), was en route to Australia when he paid the visit, and spent his brief stopover meeting with a group of academic and literary figures to discuss the human rights crisis afflicting democracy in Europe during the Second World War, as well as comparing British and American modern literature. At this time The Indian P.E.N. was edited by Sophia Wadia, founder of the All-India Centre.

Article H.G. Wells in Bombay

Exemplaire de "H.G. Wells in Bombay," The Indian P.E.N. 5, no.1 (1 janvier 1939):1. Cet article, publié dans le The Indian P.E.N., le période interne original du Centre inden, raconte la visite de H.G. Wells à Mumbai, le 16 décembre 1938. Wells, président de PEN International (1933-1936) et membre du Comité présidentiel international en temps de guerre de PEN (1941-46), était en route pour l'Australie lors de cette visite, et il a profité de cette brève escale pour rencontrer un groupe composé de personnalités littéraires et académiques afin de discuter de la crise des droits de la personne affligeant la démocratie en Europe au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, ainsi que pour comparer la littérature américaine et britannique moderne. À cette époque, The Indian P.E.N. était sous la direction éditoriale de Sophia Wadia, fondatrice du Centre indien.

Artículo H.G. Wells in Bombay

Ejemplar de "H.G. Wells in Bombay," The Indian P.E.N., 5 no. 1 (1 enero 1939):1. Este artículo, publicado en el boletín interno del Centro de la India, The Indian P.E.N. habla de la visita de H. G. Wells a Bombay el 16 de diciembre de 1938. Wells, presidente de PEN Internacional (1933-36) y del Comité Presidencial Internacional de PEN durante la guerra (1941-46), se dirigía hacia Australia cuando visitó la India, donde se reunió con un grupo de figuras académicas y literarias para debatir sobre la crisis democrática y de derechos humanos en Europa durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, además de dialogar sobre literatura moderna británica y norteamericana. The Indian P.E.N. era editado, en aquella época, por Sophia Wadia, fundadora del Centro de la India.

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01/01/1939

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All-India Centre

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