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Readings by the Salish Sea presents:
Deborah Campbell
March 23, 7pm at South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre
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Deborah Campbell is an award-winning writer known for combining culturally immersive fieldwork with literary journalism in places such as Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Gaza, Qatar, the UAE, Israel, Palestine, Cuba, Mexico and Russia. Her work has appeared in Harper’s, the Economist, Foreign Policy, the Guardian, New Scientist, Ms., The Walrus and other publications. Her writing has been published in 11 countries and 6 languages. Her latest book, A Disappearance in Damascus, won the 2016 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize, Canada’s largest literary award for nonfiction.
Join us for this very special instalment of Readings by the Salish Sea where Deborah Campbell will talk about her experiences as a field journalist, with particular emphasis on circumstances related to A Disappearance in Damascus.
Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions, purchase her book and have it signed.
Tickets ($10) online here or call 604-536-8333.
The event takes place in the Turnbull Gallery at the South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre, 14601 – 20th Avenue, Surrey
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Friendship and Survival in the Shadow of War
A detective story, an exploration of human relationships, a political investigation of shifting power in the Middle East, or a riveting tale of courage? Deborah Campbell deftly weaves these myriad strands into the fabric of solid reportage and compelling first-person storytelling in her most recent book, A Disappearance in Damascus. Campbell was working in Syria as a journalist in 2007 when her Iraqi guide and interpreter, Ahlam, was snatched up by the secret police. Her engrossing account details her attempts to find Ahlam as Syria hovers on the brink of civil war and total chaos.
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