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TMR Book Club Discusses “The Oud Player of Cairo” with author Jasmin Attia
July 28 @ 19:00 - 20:00
Free
Join us for our July Book Club discussion of “The Oud Player of Cairo” with author Jasmin Attia on Sunday, July 28th at 1pm EST/ 6pm UK/ 7pm CET on Zoom.
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Vibrantly descriptive and evocative of the waning colonial world in Egypt during the mid-20th century, this debut historical novel by Jasmin Attia is the compelling story of a young Egyptian woman, Laila, who defies the restrictive traditional roles set for women of that time, and instead follows the path inspired by her musician father, a much-beloved oud player, to become a singer and performer In her own right.
After extricating herself from an abusive marriage, Laila struggles to maintain her independence as a singer in Cairo’s chic international nightclubs, and embarks on an affair that puts her in grave danger, forcing her to make a decision that will forever alter the course of her life.
Published by Schaffner Press, 360 pages.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jasmin Attia is a 2021 graduate of the MFA program at Bennington College, and 2022 winner of the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature. She has attended the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, and served as a mentor for the Cream Literary Alliance in West Palm Beach. Her writing appears in AWP’s The Writer’s Chronicle, Lit Hub, Electric Lit, the Jewish Book Council’s’ Paper Brigade, and The Millions.
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