Date: | Saturday, 25 July 2015 |
Time: | 16:30 – 17:00 |
Location: | The British Library, Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road |
Entry: | A limited number of free places will be available for this event on the day on a first come first served basis. |
Syrian dissident Samar Yazbek and Gazan IPAF-shortlisted Atef Abu Saif – currently in residence at Delfina – read from their latest books, The Crossing and The Drone Eats With Me: Diaries From A City Under Fire, both hitting the UK shelves in July. Readings in Arabic and English.
Part of the Shubbak festival.
Programme developed in partnership with Saqi Books and the British Library.
Event supporters
British Council, Open Society Foundations, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture – AFAC, International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing and Banipal