Frankfurt Book Fair Digital Programme: The Arab World and Europe: Flight and Migration in Children’s Books
Date October, 16 2020
Location Frankfurt Book Fair Digital Programme
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award participated in a virtual discussion at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2020 live Digital Programme. Chaired by Dr. Stephan Milich, Arabist and Board member of Litprom, the event hosted Ibtisam Barakat, Sheikh Zayed Book Award 2020 Children's Literature winner, along with renowned German author, Kirsten Boie who discussed how children's literature authors can approach timely topics such as expulsion in their writings to the young readers.
Watch the full session on Frankfurt Book Fair's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40aTyeYNrHA
Speakers
Ibtisam Barakat
Ibtisam Barakat is an award-winning, Palestinian-American author, poet, translator, artist and educator, based in the United States. She publishes in both English and Arabic— her memoir, Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood (2007), received considerable critical acclaim and has been translated into several languages. Her poems, essays and short stories have appeared in magazines including World Literature Today, The Nation, Wasafiri and the Washington Post. The Lilac Girl is her sixth book for younger readers.
Kirsten Boie
Author of children's and young adults books
Dr. Stephan Milich
Lecturer in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies (University of Cologne).