Refugee Week is hooking up with the South Bank Centre, to organise a very exciting event as part of their Literature Festival 2008.
Refugee Encounters will take place on 16th July and will be hosted by well known author and Book Slam presenter, Patrick Neate.
The event will explore how encounters between new and host communities influence their views of one another and the world around them. The participating authors include: Vesna Maric, a witty voice from Bosnia, whose amazing book-memoir will be published by Granta in spring next year; Xiaolu Guo, a Chinese writer whose book “A concise Chinese-English dictionary for lovers” has been one of the best selling books this year; and Choman Hardi, a well established and greatly respected Kurdish poet. Music on the night will be provided by Abdullah Chhadeh, a Syrian virtuoso who after spending his childhood in a refugee camp in the Golan Heights, has gone on to become the Arab world’s most innovative and exciting qanun player.
This event marks the beginning of a longer term partnership between Refugee Week and the Southbank Centre, and we would be delighted if you would encourage your colleagues and friends to come to support and enjoy the event.
As tickets are likely to sell fast, we also suggest that you make your booking soon:
http://www.londonlitfest.com/events/refugee-encounters/
Looking forward to seeing you there!
