Amherst in the Space Age
The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1966 to 1976. The most recorded lives are Chinua Achebe, P. L. Travers and Italo Calvino.
Notable people
Chinua Achebe
from 1972 to 1975
2 moments here
Nigerian novelist, poet, critic, editor, educator, and Biafran representative whose life moved between southeastern Nigeria, Lagos, East Africa,…
Hastings Banda
in 1967
1 moment here
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…
Italo Calvino
in 1976
1 moment here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
P. L. Travers
in 1966
2 moments here
Pamela Lyndon Travers, born Helen Lyndon Goff, was an Australian-British writer, actress, journalist, and creator of the Mary Poppins books.…
Moments
- 1966 Lecture at Smith College P. L. Travers
- 1966 College radio interview in Amherst P. L. Travers
- 1967 United States visit Hastings Banda
- 1972 University of Massachusetts professorship Chinua Achebe
- 1975 “An Image of Africa” lecture Chinua Achebe
- 1976 Amherst lecture Italo Calvino