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SUMMARY:P&P Live! Zoulfa Katouh | As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow with Sabaa Tahir (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Salama Kassab was just a normal teenager living a normal life. But as revolution ignites Syria\, burning stronger and brighter with each day\, Salama recognizes the urgent need to seek safety outside of the country. Just a first year Pharmacy student\, she is asked to perform procedures way beyond her education at the local hospital\, where she witnesses firsthand the brutality of war. As she mourns family members lost in the violence\, and struggles to protect her pregnant sister-in-law\, her anxiety morphs into a physical manifestation in the form of an imaginary friend\, Khawf\, who provides comfort as her constant companion. But even as she is desperate to flee to safety\, she is conflicted by her loyalty to her country. This gripping work of speculative fiction mixes current events with elements of fantasy\, providing a heartbreaking glimpse into a country at war. Author Zoulfa Katouh draws from her own experiences as a Syrian to create a well-rounded and relatable protagonist and supporting characters. \nRegistrations that include the purchase of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow will come with exclusive art cards while supplies last. \nPre-orders of As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow come with additional promotional items. Once you have purchased your copy\, CLICK HERE to complete the form and upload your receipt. Items will be shipped directly from the author and require proof of purchase. \nZoulfa Katouh is a Syrian Canadian based in Switzerland. She is currently pursuing her master’s in Drug Sciences. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is her debut novel. \nSabaa Tahir began writing her #1 New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series while working nights as a newspaper editor. The series has been translated into over thirty-five languages\, and the first book in the series was named one of TIME’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time and one of Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best YA Books of the decade. Tahir’s most recent novel\, All My Rage\, released in March 2022 to widespread critical acclaim. An instant New York Times bestseller\, All My Rage has received eight starred reviews and the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry.
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SUMMARY:Abdulrazak Gurnah — Afterlives — with Tope Folarin (LIVE and virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Event\n\n\n\n\nTuesday\, September 13\, 2022 – 7:00pm ET\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here for tickets to this in-person event! \nAt this in-person event (with a virtual attendance option)\, masks and proof of vaccination are required. Please review our health and safety protocols here. \nAbdulrazak Gurnah is the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature. After fleeing his native Zanzibar for the United Kingdom at age 18\, Gurnah turned to writing in English as a way to make sense of the hardships of a refugee’s existence. With a gift for transforming the experience of displacement into gripping fiction\, Gurnah brings intimacy and humanity to the realities of colonialism. Afterlives follows a trio of young people living\, working\, and falling in love\, their fates knotted ever more tightly together against the backdrop of the German colonial rule of 20th-century East Africa. \nGurnah will be in conversation with Tope Folarin\, the Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Studies\, the Lannan Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing at Georgetown University\, and the author of the novel A Particular Kind of Black Man. \nwith Politics and Prose \nThis program will run approximately 1 hour. \nVirtual attendees will receive the event access link 48 hours\, 2 hours\, and 10 minutes before the event begins.
URL:https://arabishway.com/event/abdulrazak-gurnah-afterlives-with-tope-folarin-live-and-virtual/
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