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Memorial Reading for Mutanabbi Street

Memorial Reading for Mutanabbi Street

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


Memorial Reading for Mutanabbi Street

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
120 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On March 5, 2007, a car bomb exploded on Mutanabbi Street, the lively center of Baghdad bookselling, filled with bookstores, cafes, and book stalls. 30 people were killed; more than 100 were wounded. Join poets and writers to memorialize this wounding of Baghdad's literary and intellectual heart.
Released:
Nov 19, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.