October 9

Jody Williams

Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950) U.S. humanitarian activist, 1997 Nobel Peace Prize – Banning Landmines: Disarmament, Citizen Diplomacy, and Human Security (2008)

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Jody Williams talks about a new way to define peace
 here


Ivo Andric

Ivo Andric (born October 9, 1892) Yugoslav (Croatian) novelist, 1961 literature Nobel Prize winner – The Bridge on the Drina (1945)

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Listen to an excerpt from The Bridge on the Drina
 here


Georgi Tenev

Georgi Tenev (born October 9, 1969) Bulgarian novelist – Party Headquarters (2007)

Read more about Georgi Tenev here

Read a review of Tenev's novel Party Headquarters

Read Tenev's short story "Returning to the Hague" here

A discussion about Europe, Georgi Tenev at minute 12:20 here