IN PERSON
Kimia Eslah is a feminist, queer writer based in Kitchener-Waterloo. Her incredible new novel Sister Seen, Sister Heard has attracted early praise.
Sister Seen, Sister Heard is a story for every immigrant struggling between cultures, every youth rebelling against parents, and every woman facing assault alone. This coming-of-age story will be familiar to every immigrant in the diaspora who has struggled to find a way between cultures, every youth who has rebelled against their parents and every woman who has faced the world alone.
The moderator for this event is Fauzia Mazhar - executive director at the Coalition for Muslim Women.
This event is presented in partnership with Words Worth Books.
“A voyeuristic glimpse into the private lives of an Iranian family living in buzzing, urban Toronto, Sister Seen, Sister Heard peels away the layers of the idealistic people we try to become for the sake of our family. When a stalker bursts into the life of a rebellious young woman, her family scrambles to make sense of where to place blame, who to hold accountable, and what secrets to expose. Eslah’s book is unapologetically raw and intimate, forcing us to acknowledge women of colour, their experiences and traumas, and how they fit into the framework of a settler colonial Canadian society. A fresh and provocative look at the immigrant experience in the 90s, Eslah’s writing style will stay with you.”
— Taslim Burkowicz, author of The Desirable Sister and Chocolate Cherry Chai
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Programmer: Nancy
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