Creativity in Translation: A Bilingual Reading with Ibtisam Azem and Sinan Antoon

Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/26/2026
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Location
Syracuse University
500 Hall of Languages
Syracuse

Categories

• book talk
• reading

Syracuse University Press welcomes acclaimed author Ibtisam Azem, writer of The Book of Disappearance (longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize), and her translator Sinan Antoon.

Open to the public, this event features a bilingual reading from the original Arabic novel سفر الاختفاء  and its English translation, followed by a conversation with the author and translator on writing, translating, and the reconstruction of narratives across languages, and historical and political borders, concluding with a Q&A session engaging students, scholars, and community members. This event is part of the Syracuse Symposium Series. Parking is available in the Quad Lot on the Syracuse University campus. Details about the event are here.