Literary Talk with Rachid Benzine
Rue Notre-Dame-des-Marais 5, 3960 Siders, Switzerland- Sierre, Switzerland
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What can literature achieve in the face of war? In "The Man Who Read Books" (Julliard, 2025), Rachid Benzine tells the story from Gaza from the perspective of Nabil, a bookseller born in 1948, who makes reading an act of resistance. A deeply humanist novel about memory, Palestine, and the power of words when everything seems to be destroyed. Moderation: Younès Ajarraï
Highlights
- Literary talk with Rachid Benzine
- Moderation by Younès Ajarraï
- Theme: The power of literature in war
General Information
The literary talk takes place at the Bibliothèque-Médiathèque Sierre and explores the role of literature in times of crisis. Rachid Benzine discusses his novel "The Man Who Read Books," which addresses the perspective of a bookseller in Gaza.
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