Institut français Centenary

The first Dialogue du Centenaire in a series of French-English dialogues between prominent writers of our times.

History, identity and violence course through the writing of Boualem Sansal: his recently translated An Unfinished Business tackles one of the great taboos of Muslim culture – the Shoah. Sansal's subject matter is both harsh and delicate, and his books have been censored in his native Algeria.

Hisham Matar spent his childhood between NYC and Lebanon. His essays have appeared in The Times, The Guardian, The New York Times, and Arabic newspaper Asharq Alawsat. His acclaimed debut In The Country of Men was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

7.30pm | £5, conc. £3 | in English