The 15th Palestine Book Awards got under way in London last night with a two-hour evening celebrating the authors whose work continues to preserve Palestinian history, land, culture…
The 15th Palestine Book Awards got under way in London last night with a two-hour evening celebrating the authors whose work continues to preserve Palestinian history, land, culture and memory in the face of their erasure. Middle East Monitor’s (MEMO) annual “Meet the Shortlisted Authors” event at the P21 Gallery drew a full house of readers, academics and activists, who heard shortlisted authors discuss the books, research and inspirations behind this year’s nominated works.
The evening was hosted by author and translator Hazem Jamjoum, who won last year’s Translation Award for his English translation of Maya Abu Al-Hayyat’s novel No One Knows Their Blood Type. Jamjoum was joined by four of this year’s shortlisted authors: Thomas Suárez, whose Palestine Mapped […]
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