Jarawan received a literary scholarship from the city of munich the bayerischer kunstforderpreis for the storyteller, which went on to become a bestseller and booksellers favorite in germany and the netherlands. The book seems like a passion project and is written with lots of personal feel to it. Pierre jarawan is one of the featured germanlanguage authors at. Discover book depositorys huge selection of pierre jarawan books online. Pierre jarawan is a true storyteller whose vivid writing is able to evoke urgency and empathy where factual reporting cant. He has won international prizes as a slam poet, received the city of. We not only see how far samir travels emotionally, but follow him on the geographic journey required for him to grow up and accept himself. We will be holding pierres reading and discussion at the arab american museum on saturday, april th at 2pm. From the very beginning, you float away on the story as if on a flying carpet.
Inspired by his fathers love of telling imaginative bedtime stories, he started writing at the age of thirteen. Spiegel bestseller in germany, proclaimed book of the month by the. Pierre jarawan, the storyteller community bookstore. Pierre jarawans debut novel is a mystery and love story. He has won international prizes as a slam poet and received the city of munich literary scholarship for the storyteller, which was also a spiegel bestseller in germany. May 03, 2019 pierre jarawan is an awardwinning slam poet, novelist, and stage writer. Join us for an afternoon with pierre jarawan, who will be introducing us to his acclaimed novel, the storyteller translated from the german by rachel mcnicholl and sinead crowe. Pierre jarawan is an author, slam poet, stage writer, organizer and moderator from munich. When german poet and author pierre jarawan envisioned the plot of his debut novel, the storyteller, he thought he knew the books lebanese setting well. Apr 12, 2019 pierre jarawan was born in 1985 to a lebanese father and a german mother and moved to germany with his family at the age of three. Mar 29, 2019 pierre jarawan was born in 1985 to a lebanese father and a german mother and moved to germany with his family at the age of three.
Pierre jarawan has won international prizes as a slam poet, and in 2016 was named literature star of the year by the daily newspaper abendzeitung. Whrb reporter joyce lu managed to catch him before an event at porter square books to chat about being the child of immigrants, staying in touch with ones cultural heritage, and becoming a writer. The storyteller by pierre jarawan blog tour extract. Poetry slam poet writes first novel, a bestseller in europe is now in u. Apr 02, 2019 pierre jarawan was born in 1985 to a lebanese father and a german mother and moved to germany with his family at the age of three. He has won international prizes as a slam poet, and in 2016 was named literature star of the year by the daily newspaper abendzeitung. He has won international prizes as a slam poet, received the city of munich literary scholarship the bayerische kunstf rderpreis for the storyteller, and was. Cac cultural month pierre jarawan, the storyteller center. Pierre jarawan, the storyteller porter square books. Zachary issenberg, who will be interviewing jarawan at the words with writers event on march 29, spoke with jarawan about his debut novel, the. Pierre jarawan, was born in 1985 of a german mother and lebanese father in jordan, after his parents had fled lebanese civil war.
He has won international prizes as a slam poet, and in 2016 was named. A slam book is a notebook commonly the spiralbound type which is passed among children and teenagers. Talked about by booksellers around the world as the book that will change our. With this beautiful and suspenseful story, full of images, jarawan proves to be a masterful storyteller himself. In the same way, jarawan changes our perception of the conflict in the middle east. A son travels from germany to lebanon in search of his father. The storyteller by pierre jarawan translation by sinead crowe and rachel mcnicholl is published by world editions. Mar 01, 2016 pierre jarawan, was born in 1985 of a german mother and lebanese father in jordan, after his parents had fled lebanese civil war.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. His first novel, the storyteller, was released on the us on april 2, 2019. Pierres books will be for sale before and after this event. Pierre jarawan was born in 1985 to a lebanese father and a german mother and moved to germany with his family at the age of three. Khaled hosseini gave us an understanding of afghanistan. Pierre jarawan the storyteller tattered cover book store. Pierre jarawans debut novel is a mystery and love story the storyteller explores a young immigrants search for his father and his own identity. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He moved to germany aged 3, where he late established himself as a leading slam poet. German author pierre jarawan reads from his novel the storyteller at this event, cosponsored by the center for arabic culture. Berkeley internationallyacclaimed writer pierre jarawan shares his astounding debut novel, the storyteller. Before this novel, you were an awardwinning slam poet, weaving.
He has won international prizes as a slam poet, received. He has won international prizes as a slam poet, received the city of munich. May 01, 2019 german author pierre jarawan reads from his novel the storyteller at this event, cosponsored by the center for arabic culture. Harpers presents pierre jarawan on the storyteller. Poetry slam poet writes first novel, a bestseller in europe. Buy storyteller, the by pierre jarawan, sinead and mcnicholl, rachel crowe from amazons fiction books store. I wanted to do that because i consider the storyteller to be a very sensual book. Pierre jarawan is an author, slam poet, stage writer, organizer and presenter from munich. The keeper of the book starts by posing a question which may be on any subject and the book is then passed round for each contributor to fill in their own answer to the question. Apr 09, 2019 poetry slam poet writes first novel, a bestseller in europe is now in u. Lebanese german writer and slam poet pierre jarawan will read from and sign copies of his novel the storyteller, which follows one familys experience of the civil war in lebanon. Storyteller pierre jarawan mcnally robinson booksellers. Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his familys adopted home, germany, for volatile beirut in an attempt to find his missing father.
He pulls away the curtain of grim facts and figures portrayed in the media and shows an intimate truth of what it means to come from a country torn apart by civil war. Author event with pierre jarawan country bookshelf. Inspired by his fathers love of telling imaginative bedtime stories, he started writing at the age of. Inspired by his fathers imaginative bedtime stories, he started writing at the age of thirteen. Pierre jarawan is one of the featured germanlanguage authors at the 2019 festival neue literatur, which will occur march 2931 in new york city. Apr 08, 2019 pierre jarawan is the son of a lebanese father and a german mother and moved to germany with his family at the age of three. Rodaan al galidi, annelies verbeke and pierre jarawan at. Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his familys adopted home in germany for. He was born in amman, jordan, in 1985, the son of a lebanese father and.
Join us for an afternoon with pierre jarawan, who will be introducing us to his. Cac cultural month pierre jarawan, the storyteller. An interview with pierre jarawan words without borders. German author pierre jarawan reads from his novel the storyteller at this event. In this moving and engaging novel about family secrets, love, and friendship, pierre jarawan does for lebanon what khaled hosseini s the kite runner did for afghanistan. Talked about by booksellers around the world as the book that will change our perception of the conflict in the middle east, the. Since 2009 he has been one of the most successful stage poets in the germanspeaking world. The storyteller by pierre jarawan is one of those rare books that takes you on both the internal and external journeys of a character. Book trailer for the storyteller by pierre jarawan youtube. Pierre jarawan is the son of a lebanese father and a german mother and moved to germany with his family at the age of three. He was born in amman, jordan, in 1985, the son of a lebanese father and a german mother, after his parents fled civil war in lebanon. He received the bayerischer kunstforderpreis from the city of munich for the storyteller, which went on to become a bestseller in germany and the netherlands.
Apr 18, 2019 pierre jarawan has won international prizes as a slam poet, and in 2016 was named literature star of the year by the daily newspaper abendzeitung. Poetry slam poet writes first novel, a bestseller in. We are very excited to bring pierre jarawan to detroit for his novel, the storyteller. Pierre jarawan is an awardwinning slam poet, novelist, and stage writer. Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his familys adopted home in germany for volatile beirut in an attempt t.
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