Rabih Alameddine - Story Hour in the Library
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Rabih Alameddine was born in Jordan to Lebanese parents and has lived in Kuwait, Lebanon, England, and the United States. He began his career as an engineer, then moved to writing and painting. He is the author of two novels as well as a collection of short stories, and is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in San Francisco and Beirut. He reads from his new novel “The Hakawati,” set in the Middle East. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 20017]
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