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SUMMARY:Counterpoints Masterclass with Hisham Matar
DESCRIPTION:Refine your creative writing in this two-hour masterclass at Southbank Centre with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author.\nBOOK YOUR PLACE\n\n\n\n\n\nHisham Matar leads an in-depth masterclass that includes studying the work of established writers\, group discussion and questions. He’ll focus on close reading and analysis of how writing works. \nEveryone is welcome: all you need to bring is an enthusiasm for writing and a desire to learn how it works\, and a pen and a notebook. \nAbout Hisham Matar\nHisham Matar was born in New York to Libyan parents\, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. His memoir\, The Return\, received a Pulitzer Prize in 2017. He is also the author of In the Country of Men\, Anatomy of a Disappearance\, A Month in Siena and his most recent novel\, My Friends. His work has been translated into over 30 languages. \nCounterpoints Arts is a leading national organisation in the field of arts\, migration and cultural change. Their mission is to create transformative arts with\, by and about refugees and migrants\, so that their stories can shape our culture and challenge how our societies view displacement and migration. \nPresented in association with the Service95 Book Club. \nFounded by Dua Lipa\, the Service95 Book Club is a space to enjoy all things literary\, including Dua’s hand-picked Monthly Reads and her exclusive author interviews\, plus new book trends\, recommendations from the Service95 team and more ways for you to read the world differently. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://counterpoints.org.uk/event/masterclass-with-hisham-matar/
LOCATION:Foyle Pavilion\, Level 3\, Blue Side\, Royal Festival Hall
CATEGORIES:Literature & Spoken Word
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