Rotten Evidence: Reading and Writing in Prison

How do prisoners kill time in prison? Why do kids become fanatic terrorists in Egyptian jails? What books can and can’t you read in prison? How do you hide your written novel inside one’s body? Don’t you agree that Dostoevsky is a funny writer? What is the difference between books that the British embassy gives to its people and books the American embassy gives?

Join us for a discussion exploring all of these questions and more, with Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed Naji. Naji, recipient of the 2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Award, was sentenced to two years in prison when a literary magazine published a chapter of his novel. Come hear about how and why he continued to write in prison, and his new novel, which features illustrations by Yassin Mohamed.

This event is presented is a collaboration between apexart and PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC).











When: Thu., Jul. 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: apexart
291 Church St.
212-431-5270
Price: Free
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How do prisoners kill time in prison? Why do kids become fanatic terrorists in Egyptian jails? What books can and can’t you read in prison? How do you hide your written novel inside one’s body? Don’t you agree that Dostoevsky is a funny writer? What is the difference between books that the British embassy gives to its people and books the American embassy gives?

Join us for a discussion exploring all of these questions and more, with Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed Naji. Naji, recipient of the 2016 PEN/Barbey Freedom To Write Award, was sentenced to two years in prison when a literary magazine published a chapter of his novel. Come hear about how and why he continued to write in prison, and his new novel, which features illustrations by Yassin Mohamed.

This event is presented is a collaboration between apexart and PEN America’s Artists at Risk Connection (ARC).

Buy tickets/get more info now