Written Arts Program, Middle Eastern Studies Program, and Difference and Media Project Present
A Reading by Rabih Alameddine
An Unnecessary Woman dramatizes a wonderful mind at play. The mind belongs to the protagonist, and it is filled with intelligence, sharpness and strange memories and regrets. But, as in the work of Calvino and Borges, the mind is also that of the writer, the arch-creator. His tone is ironic and knowing; he is fascinated by the relationship between life and books. He is a great phrase-maker and a brilliant writer of sentences. And over all this fiercely original act of creation is the sky of Beirut throwing down a light which is both comic and tragic, alert to its own history and to its mythology, guarding over human frailty and the idea of the written word with love and wit and understanding and a rare sort of wisdom.
—Colm Tóibín
Introduced by Mary Caponegro and followed by a Q&A, this reading is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are required. Copies of An Unnecessary Woman will be available for sale and signing by Oblong Books & Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7054, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://rabihalameddine.com/.
Location: Campus Center, Weis Cinema