Mai al-Nakib Launching US Edition of ‘Hidden Light of Objects’ This February
This February, Kuwaiti author Mai al-Nakib will be giving talks and readings across the U.S. from her debut short-story collection, The Hidden Light of Objects:
Al-Nakib’s collection was released in the Middle East and UK last year, where it won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2014 First Book Award.
Al-Nakib will be appearing at events in D.C., Providence, Cambridge, NYC, Stanford, and San Francisco. You can find a complete list of events here.
More:
Review: ‘The Hidden Light of Objects’: From Kuwait, Looking Out
Interview: Mai al-Nakib and Writing Histories: ‘That’s Not Our Version of Things. How Dare She?’
Report: At the Edinburgh Book Fest: Where Political Analysis Falls Apart, Literature Can Say Something
Also: register on GoodReads before Feb. 20 to win a copy.
January 25, 2015 @ 4:46 am
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