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City of Asylum presents Hamdy El-Gazzar
Venue
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh
Date
10/08/2013
Time
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type
Reading
Genre
Fiction
Sponsor
Cost
$0.00
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Call 412-323-0278 for more information
Description and Reader Names:
Hamdy El-Gazzar is an Egyptian writer and one of the 39 young Arab writers included in the 'Beirut 39' Project. His first novel, 'Sihr Aswad' (Dar Merit, 2005) won the prestigious Sawaris Award, and was subsequently translated by Humphrey Davies ('Black Magic,' AUC Press, 2007). His second novel, Ladhdhat Sirriyya ('Private Pleasures') was published by Dar al-Dar in 2008 and will be released in English translation this month. He is currently working on a third novel. He is a columnist for SampsoniaWay.org.
Reception 7:00, reading 7:30, dessert & discussion 8:30.
More Event Information
Primary Contact Person
Elizabeth Baisley
Primary Contact Email
info@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Telephone
412-323-0278
Website
http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org/events/salon-readings-2013/
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Number of readers on program
Is this an open mic event?
No
Is this a book signing?
Yes
Will author's books be for sale?
Yes
More Venue Information
Address 1
330 Sampsonia Way
Address 2
Address 3
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Zip
15212
Days/Hours of Operation
Primary Contact Person
Henry Reese
Primary Contact Email
contact@cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
Telephone
412-323-0278
Website
www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
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https://www.facebook.com/cityofasylumpittsburgh
Twitter
http://twitter.com/sampsonia_way
Author Information
Author
Elizabeth Baisley
Website
http://www.cityofasylumpittsburgh.org
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Short bio: Marketing & Communications Manager, City of Asylum Pittsburgh
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