World Voices for Refugee Week with Hisham Matar, Tahmima Anam & Philo Ikonya

Date: 22/06/2011 Times: 8.00 pm Prices: £7 / £5 conc. Location: Norwich Playhouse

Worlds Festival readings from Hisham Mata, Tahmima Anam & Philo Ikonya.

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Description

Literary sensation Hisham Matar returns to Norwich to launch and read from his brilliant new novel Anatomy of a Disappearance in celebration of Refugee Week.

Hisham's In the Country of Men was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and translated into 22 languages. He will be joined by Tahmima Anam, author of the award winning A Golden Age who will read from her stunning new novel The Good Muslim and International Cities of Refuge writer Philo Ikonya in an evening of literary exploration that celebrates freedom of speech, great writing and Norwich’s status as England’s only City of Refuge.

Book your ticket now and enjoy a diverse range of literary voices in this evening presented by Writers’ Centre Norwich with the support of the EU Culture programme.

Further information: call 01603 877177 or email info@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk