Book Club In Brazil Discusses Arab Literature
Date
7/24/2023 2:13:35 PM
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA))
São Paulo – A Brazilian publishing house that specializes in publishing works by authors from the Middle East and North Africa , tabla , has launched a book club in Brazil for enthusiasts of Arab literature to meet from time to time in order to share their love for these readings.
According to a press statement released by the publisher, Tabla's Book Club aims to talk about the book manufacturing process, conduct guided readings, and fostering conversations with experts, translators, scholars and researchers on the historical contexts and topics. The publishing house also wants to receive feedback on the books from the readers.
The program of the club will start on August 18 at 7pm, with a meeting on the novel Night Mail by Lebanese author Hoda Barakat . The book is made up of six letters that were sent but never received. The're intimate recounts on the situation of people that have been dislodged from their Arab home country.
The guest for the first meeting of the club is the Portuguese translator of Night Mail, Lebanon's Safa Jubran, who has lived in Brazil and taught Arabic in the University of São Paulo (USP) since the 1990s. The meeting is held on the Sympla platform and costs BRL 30 to participate. Participants registered get a free e-book and a 20% discount coupon for buying its physical edition.
Opening photo for illustration purposes only.
Quick Facts:
Tabla Book Club
First Meeting: Night Mail
Guest: Translator Safa Jubran
August 18, 2023, 7pm, online
Price: BRL 30
Register here
Translated by Guilherme Miranda
Freepik
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