Thu Nov 19 · 7:00pm
Ibtisam Azem, author of The Sleep Thief, in conversation with William Granara
Ibtisam Azem discusses The Sleep Thief, translated from Arabic by Sinan Antoon, which follows Gharib Haifawi as he comes of age, is drawn into resistance and "dreams of a Palestinian identity that will transcend sorrow." Azem, a New York journalist and 2026–27 Radcliffe Fellow, was longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize for The Book of Disappearance. William Granara, professor of Arabic literature at Harvard, joins her.