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Alaa Al Aswany - Free the Word!

Egyptian author and practising dentist Alaa Al Aswany talks with Maya Jaggi about his work. He caused an unprecedented stir when The Yacoubian Building was published in 2002: this explosive portrayal of characters and lifestyles in modern day Egypt remains one of the world's bestselling novels in Arabic.

Lyttelton Theatre, 11 April 2008

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