Cuba, Reality or Dream, Soudabeh Ashrafi, June 26, 2022

Berkeley Lecture Series Presents:

A Lecture by
Soudabeh Ashrafi

Topic:

Cuba, Reality or Dream

Date: Sunday, June 26, 2022
Time: 11:00 am (PDT); Tehran: 10:30 pm; 8:00 pm (CET)
Place: BLS Virtual Conference Room

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Soudabeh Ashrafi will read and talk about her recent book, “Cuba the Restless Island; Three Travelogues to Cuba”, published by Baran Publishing Company, 2022. This book covers three trips to the Socialist Republic of Cuba in 2015-2020. Together, they provide an up to date, in-depth account of the daily life, culture and politics of Cuba.

Lecture in Persian

Soudabeh Ashrafi is an award-winning Iranian writer and a retired librarian, currently residing in Oakland California. Born in Iran, she has lived in the United States since 1985. Her three published books include a short story collection titled Farda Mibinamat (I’ll See You Tomorrow), Mahiha dar Shab Mikhaband (Fish Sleep at Night) a novel, and Cuba Jazireye Bitaab (Cuba, the Restless Island); Three Travelogues to Cuba, 2015-2020.

Soudabeh won her first literary award, Sadegh Hedayat Foundation Short Story Award, for Otaghi, Khiali (a Room, a Hallucination), in 2000. Her novel, Fish Sleep at Night, was chosen by the Meheregaan-e Adab, and the Golshiri Foundation Award for the best novel of the year in 2004. Billy, from her short story collection also won the Golshiri Foundation Award for best short story in 2007.

Lecture in Persian

Media: This event will be streamed live in Radio Pooya.