Jokha Alharthi: The James Tait Black Event In briefDate - 16 August 2023Venue - Spark TheatreFestival - Edinburgh International Book FestivalBook your ticket on EIBF's websiteAbout the eventJokha Alharthi became the first Omani woman writer to be translated into English for her 2019 International Booker Prize-winning work Celestial Bodies. Her exquisite follow-up, Bitter Orange Tree, is among the eight exceptional books shortlisted for this year’s James Tait Black Prizes, the only major prize to be judged by scholars and students.Jokha graduated with a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 2011. She was the first author from the Arabo-Persian Gulf to win the £50,000 International Booker Prize, celebrating the finest works of translated fiction from around the world.Join Alharthi and her translator Marilyn Booth, who is a former Iraq Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at LLC (2009 - 2014), in conversation with lead fiction judge and Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Benjamin Bateman, to find out what set this book apart.How to attendThis event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website.Book your ticket on the EIBF websiteAre you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study.Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines.Find out more about studying English LiteratureRelated linksRead Jokha's alumni profile Aug 16 2023 17.15 - 18.15 Jokha Alharthi: The James Tait Black Event A conversation between Jokha Alharthi, a shortlisted author for this year's James Tait Black Prize for fiction and PhD graduate in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, her translator (and former Iraq Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies) Marilyn Booth, and lead fiction judge Benjamin Bateman (English Literature). Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Spark Theatre Edinburgh College of Art 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue on Google Maps Book your ticket on EIBF's website
Jokha Alharthi: The James Tait Black Event In briefDate - 16 August 2023Venue - Spark TheatreFestival - Edinburgh International Book FestivalBook your ticket on EIBF's websiteAbout the eventJokha Alharthi became the first Omani woman writer to be translated into English for her 2019 International Booker Prize-winning work Celestial Bodies. Her exquisite follow-up, Bitter Orange Tree, is among the eight exceptional books shortlisted for this year’s James Tait Black Prizes, the only major prize to be judged by scholars and students.Jokha graduated with a PhD in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 2011. She was the first author from the Arabo-Persian Gulf to win the £50,000 International Booker Prize, celebrating the finest works of translated fiction from around the world.Join Alharthi and her translator Marilyn Booth, who is a former Iraq Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at LLC (2009 - 2014), in conversation with lead fiction judge and Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Benjamin Bateman, to find out what set this book apart.How to attendThis event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website.Book your ticket on the EIBF websiteAre you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study.Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines.Find out more about studying English LiteratureRelated linksRead Jokha's alumni profile Aug 16 2023 17.15 - 18.15 Jokha Alharthi: The James Tait Black Event A conversation between Jokha Alharthi, a shortlisted author for this year's James Tait Black Prize for fiction and PhD graduate in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, her translator (and former Iraq Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies) Marilyn Booth, and lead fiction judge Benjamin Bateman (English Literature). Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Spark Theatre Edinburgh College of Art 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue on Google Maps Book your ticket on EIBF's website
Aug 16 2023 17.15 - 18.15 Jokha Alharthi: The James Tait Black Event A conversation between Jokha Alharthi, a shortlisted author for this year's James Tait Black Prize for fiction and PhD graduate in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, her translator (and former Iraq Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies) Marilyn Booth, and lead fiction judge Benjamin Bateman (English Literature). Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
