Cambridge Literary Festival is thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for an evening with Raja Shehadeh, the award-winning author of Palestinian Walks and human rights lawyer from Ramallah, Palestine. Shehadeh returns to Cambridge to discuss, with Ruth Padel, the politics of language and the language of politics in the ongoing Israeli-Palestine conflict. As the peace process grinds to a halt and the situation in Israel and Palestine worsens, Language of War, Language of Peace (Profile Books) provides a hugely important poliical commentary. As Shehadeh examines the power of words to create barriers – legal and cultural – which confine today's Palestinians just like the borders, checkpoints and so-called 'Separation Barrier,' he also offers hope that language can be as powerful and potent as any weapon.
Shehadeh will be joined by British poet Ruth Padel, Resident Poet at the Royal Opera House and author of Learning to Make an Oud, as they reflect on how it might be possible for Israelis and Palestinians to attain a language of peace. A rare opportunity to hear from one of Palestine's leading, most thought-provoking writers.
The Language of Peace
Friday 27 February, 6pm-7pm
St. Mary's School
Tickets: £11 / £6
ADC Box Office: 01223 300085
Book online: www.adcticketing.com
Looking Ahead:
Spring Festival 15-19 April
It's that time of year again when Cambridge Literary Festival’s exciting spring edition is fast approaching. There'll be a wonderful line-up of authors coming to Cambridge, with some of today's best thinkers and writers, so don't forget to pencil 15-19 April 2015 in to your diaries. The full-line up will be announced soon.
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