Arabic Poetry and Stories in Translation
Date
8 November 2019
Time
14.30 (workshop) & 18.30 (public event)
Location
The Keynes Library, School of Arts, Birkbeck College, London WC1H 0PD
Join Haifa Zangana and Wen-chin Ouyang for two events on Arabic Poetry and Stories in Translation.
Pilgrimage and Beyond
2.30 - 5.30pm
A workshop on creative uses of Arabic travel writings, exploring the works of Ibn Battuta, Tim MacKintosh-Smith and Ross Dunn. Workshop participants will explore means and ways to make Arabic literature accessible beyond a specialist circle, in comparative perspective.
Material for the workshop is available on the event website:
https://arabicstories.poetry.blog/workshop-material/
https://arabicstories.poetry.blog/
Life Journeys
6.30 - 7.30pm
Reading Women on a Journey and Keys to a City, in which Ibn Battuta also features.
https://arabicstories.poetry.blog/
