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Alaa Al Aswany on authorship and Egyptian culture - Hay 09 Speaker Interviews

May 2009

Speakers: Alaa Al Aswany

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Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany talks to Lisa Dwan about stereotypes in literature, the importance of authors keeping their feet on their ground, and the Egyptian authors that have influenced and inspired him.

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