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Join us with Dr. Choman Hardi to discuss her novel Whispering Walls online on Sunday, November 30th, at 1 pm Eastern/19:00 CET.

The U.S. invasion of Iraq is looming. Three siblings – two in London, one in Slemany – recall their troubled past. Stories of war, displacement, and coming to terms with the tragedies of a Kurdish family, all told from their different perspectives.

Torn between two countries and various life stories, the siblings find themselves dealing with complex life choices and the mystery of their sister’s suicide 22 years ago.

Whispering Walls is a story of love, relationships, affection, and hope, with a cautious view of the future.

About the author:

Choman Hardi is an educator, poet, and scholar whose work is informed by an intersectional approach to inequality. She is renowned for her pioneering work on issues of gender and education. She returned home after twenty-six years of displacement to teach English and initiate gender studies at the American University of Iraq- Sulaimani (AUIS). She founded the Center for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) there. She is the author of critically acclaimed books in the fields of poetry, academia, and translation. Her translation of Sherko Bekas’s Butterfly Valley (ARC Publishing) won a PEN Translates Award.

Published by Afsana Press, 2023.

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