Maya Savir ON RECONCILIATION
About this Event
October 12 | In-Store | 6:00 PM
Maya Savir, On Reconciliation
Bookends is honored to host human rights worker for a conversation about her book (2017), newly translated and available in English. In a powerful foreward, writes that offers a new language for imagining the future of Israelis and Palestinians, one grounded in political imagination, recognition, and equality. Followed by a book signing.
Doors and minibar open at 5:30PM
Getting here: We are located at 1620 Orrington Avenue, in downtown Evanston, just one block east of the Davis Street Metra and CTA public transit stops. There is metered street parking as well as numerous parking garages nearby.
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The Author has been a human rights and peace activist for all her adult life. Maya currently serves as Israel country director for Search for Common Ground, the largest international organization dedicated to peace building. A professional in humanitarian and development work, she spent a decade working in Africa, where the stories of Rwandans and South Africans she met inspired her to write . Maya is the author of two works of adult fiction, one work of adult nonfiction, one young adult novel, and three children’s books. The daughter of Oslo Accords architect Uri Savir, Maya lives in Tel Aviv with her husband and four children.
The Translator is a writer and translator. He is a professor of creative writing and literature at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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