Sydney Writers' Festival 2009 - Online Program

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Abbas El-Zein in Conversation at Ashfield Library
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In his new memoir, Leave to Remain, Abbas El-Zein charts his journey through childhood and teenage years in war-torn Beirut, before eventually leaving for the UK then settling in Australia. He shares his story with Therese Scott.

In Conversation  |  Culture & Heritage, Life Writing
Participants
Abbas El-Zein, Therese Scott (facilitator)

When
Thursday, May 21 2009
18:30 - 19:30

Where
Ashfield Civic Centre
Level 3, 260 Liverpool Road
Ashfield
 Venue and Transport Info

Cost
Free
Bookings essential
9716 1810

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THERESE SCOTT (LOCAL)
Therese Scott is the reader services librarian at Ashfield Library.

ABBAS EL-ZEIN (LOCAL)El-Zein, Abbas by North Sullivan

ABBAS EL-ZEIN has written essays and short stories about war, identity and displacement for HEAT, Meanjin, The New York Times and The Age, among others. His novel Tell the Running Water was set in civil-war Lebanon. His new memoir, Leave to Remain, tells his story of growing up in a middle-class family in civil-war Beirut. He is associate professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Sydney.


 abbaselzein.com

also appearing at...
76: Lived Lives
242: Conflict and Childhood