Elliott Colla & Nael el-Toukhi - Crime Fiction and the Arab Cities
Tue, 20 Aug
|Better Read Than Dead
Crime Fiction and the Arab Cities. The Future is Now. Egyptian writer Nael el-Toukhi & American writer Elliott Colla are in conversation with Dr Lucia Sorbera about their world acclaimed novels, Women of Karantina and Baghdad Central respectively. Do not miss this special and exclusive event.
Time & Location
20 Aug 2019, 6:30 pm
Better Read Than Dead, 265 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia
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About The Event
Crime Fiction and the Arab Cities. The Future is Now.
How to narrate war, crimes and the military occupation of post 2003 Iraq, or the atmosphere of Alexandria in Egypt after the 2011 Revolution, without falling into stereotypes and déjà vu? How to narrate the Arab cities in the 21st century?
Egyptian writer Nael el-Toukhi together with scholar and writer Elliott Colla will be in conversation with Dr Lucia Sorbera (Chair of Department of Arabic Language and Cultures) about their world acclaimed novels, both published in 2014: Women of Karantina (AUC Press) by Nael El-Toukhi and Baghdad Central (Bitter Lemon Press) by Elliott Colla. Do not miss this special and exclusive event in partnership with the University of Sydney Department of Arabic Language and Cultures.
About the Books
Baghdad Central by Elliot Colla: Baghdad, November 2003. The US occupation is not yet a disaster but the CPA has disbanded the…
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