Authors
Yasser Abdel-Latif Poet, Novelist Egypt
Yasser Abdel-Latif is a writer and poet from Cairo, Egypt. He has lived and worked in Edmonton, Canada since 2010. He has published four fiction books, three poetry collections, and translated many literary works from French and English into Arabic. Some of his works have been translated into English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. He has also participated in many literary events and festivals in France, Spain, Colombia, Germany, the Netherlands, Malta and United Arab Emirates. Abdel-Latif was a resident of The International Writing Program at the University of Iowa in 2009. His debut novel, Law of Inheritance, won the Sawiris Prize in 2005 in the young writers category. His collection of short stories, Jonah in the Belly of the Whale, won the same prize in the category of prominent writers in 2013.
Participation Program
[Writers in Conversation]
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
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Meeting with Writers
[Writers in Conversation]
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
ⓒ LTI Korea
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Opening Ceremony