Shahad Al Rawi was born in Baghdad in 1986. She is a writer and a novelist. The Baghdad Clock is her first novel. It was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and went through three printings in the first months of publication. She is currently completing a PhD in Anthropology in Dubai.
Book Talk: The Baghdad Clock
A Reading and Conversation with Award-Winning Iraqi Novelist Shahad Al Rawi and Translator Luke Leafgren
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Luke Leafgren received his PhD in Comparative Literature from Harvard University in 2012, after taking BA degrees in English and theology from Columbia University and Oxford University. He has translated several novels from Arabic into English, including Najwa Barakat’s Oh, Salaam! (Interlink Books). He teaches Arabic at Harvard University, where he also serves as assistant dean of Harvard College. He is an avid sailor and designed the StandStand portable standing desk.
Co-sponsored by the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute.
