AWW23: The Eminence Grise of Arab Literary Culture - Ahdaf Soueif
Writer, political activist and cultural commentator Ahdaf Soueif is the Eminence Grise of the Arab literary world. Over a 40-year career, she has published short stories, essays and a novel,\xa0The Map of Love, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2007, Soueif founded the Palestine Festival of Literature. Samah Sabawi, a Palestinian playwright and poet, joins Soueif to discuss her oeuvre and the context of her writing.
\nEvent details: Thu 09 Mar, 9:30am on the North Stage