Egyptian-French writer, Gilbert Sinoué, will participate in several events during a week he will spend in Cairo. Born in Cairo in 1947, he left Egypt in 1965 to study classic guitar in France. He wrote songs for famous French singers like Claude François, Dalida, and others. When he turned forty, he decided to write his first novel “Le Pourpre et l’Olivier” (about Pope Calixthe 1st, who was a slave and became a Pope). Success came immediately. He wrote a total of 21 novels, selling over 3 million copies worldwide. His works have been translated into 15 languages, including Arabic (4 titles available in most local bookstores). His latest two novels (Le Souffle du Jasmin and Le Cri des Pierres) are the story of four families (Egyptian, Palestinian, Jewish, Iraqi) from 1920 till 1990. Through their lives, it is the whole history of the Middle East that is explained, as today’s events in the area can be put in the right perspective only by analyzing what happened in the past.
The events program is as follows:
Monday October 25, 6:00 to 9:00 PM, Oum El Dounia Downtown, 3 Talaat Harb street, 1st floor, meet the writer around a drink
Tuesday October 26, 10.30 to 12:00 AM, Oum El Dounia Maadi, road 23 off El Nadi street, conference and book signing event
Tuesday October 26, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, College de la Sainte Famille (Jesuites), 151 Ramses street, conference in the college where he was educated, followed by book signing event
Wednesday October 27, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, French Cultural Center Heliopolis, 5 Shafik el Dib, conference and book signing event
Thursday October 28, 7:00 to 9:00 PM, French Cultural Center Mounira, conference with Alaa el Aswany and book signing event
For more information about Gilbert Sinoué, http://librairieoumeldounia.wordpress.com
All events are organized by Oum El Dounia
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