Hot Maroc
Novelist Yassin Adnan's Lecture on His Novel
Join us for a book talk and conversation with author Yassin Adnan about his novel Hot Maroc, longlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2017. Joining the conversation will be translator Alexander E. Elinson, associate professor of Arabic language and literature, and head of the Arabic program at Hunter College, CUNY.
Hot Maroc is a dark comedy that shines a light on the struggles Moroccans face daily as they discover the virtual world of the internet. This talk is part of the Middle Eastern Studies' Jay R. Schochet Cultural Event Series.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Yassin Adnan is a Moroccan writer, editor, and journalist. He is the editor of Marrakech Noir and the author of five books of poetry and three short story collections. Since 2006, he has researched and presented his weekly cultural TV program Masharef (Thresholds) on Morocco’s Channel One, and currently hosts Bayt Yassin (Yassin’s House) on Egypt’s Al-Ghad TV. Hot Maroc is his first novel and the first of his works to be translated into English.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Alexander E. Elinson is associate professor of Arabic language and literature, and head of the Arabic program at Hunter College, CUNY. He is the author of Looking Back at al-Andalus: The Poetics of Loss and Nostalgia in Medieval Arabic and Hebrew Literature. His translations include two novels by Youssef Fadel: A Beautiful White Cat Walks with Me and A Shimmering Red Fish Swims with Me as well as Hot Maroc by Yassin Adnan.
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