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URL:https://www.porty.live/whatson/events/ibtisam-azem-the-sleep-thief/
SUMMARY:Ibtisam Azem - The Sleep Thief
DESCRIPTION:We are overjoyed to be hosting Ibtisam Azem for the Edinburgh l
 aunch of her highly anticipated forthcoming book\, The Sleep Thief . Our b
 ooksellers loved her wildly successful The Book of Disappearance last year
 \, and we can't wait to share this one with you all!\n\nThe Sleep Thief is
  Azem's first novel\, now translated into English for the first time by Si
 nan Antoon. Join us in the bookshop or tune in to the livestream for a bri
 lliant discussion and celebration of its publication.\n\nPlease note that 
 The Sleep Thief will be published earlier in the year on 25th August\, the
 refore books for the Book &amp\; Ticket options will be posted out to you 
 or made available to collect from the bookshop between then and the event 
 on 7th October. You can choose whether you would prefer collection or post
 age in the checkout options.\n\n'Sleep thief is what the interrogator call
 ed me. I’ll never forget that. I would steal a few seconds of sleep so I
  could remain steadfast before them. The name stuck\; I even dreamt about 
 it\, the same dream\, night after night. I woke up not knowing what to do 
 and drenched in sweat.’\n\nThe experimental first novel from Internation
 al Booker-Prize longlisted Palestinian author Ibtisam Azem\, The Sleep Thi
 ef follows the life of Gharib (“the Stranger”) Haifawi as he comes of 
 age\, is drawn into resistance\, makes friends\, meets lovers\, pushes bac
 k against traditional values\, longs to be free of the labels and expectat
 ions that burden him\, rails against the commodification of suffering\, an
 d dreams of a Palestinian identity that will transcend sorrow. Translated 
 by Sinan Antoon.
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LOCATION:The Portobello Bookshop\, 46 Portobello High Street\, Edinburgh\, 
 EH15 1DA\, United Kingdom
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