Franco-Egyptian writer Robert Solé (Photo: Courtesy of the French Institute in Cairo Facebook page)
Franco-Egyptian writer and journalist Robert Solé will attend the Egyptian launch of his latest book, Hôtel Mahrajane, in Cairo next week.
Solé will take part in a discussion panel, titled “Three types of writing – novelistic, journalistic, historical," along with Egyptian writer Khaled El-Khamisi on 9 January at the Egyptian Supreme Council for Culture in Cairo.
Renowned Egyptian writer Mohamed Salmawy will chair the discussion.
On 10 January, Solé will launch his new book in Egypt at the French Instituite in Mounira, Cairo.
Professor Amal El-Sabban, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council for Culture, will discuss the novel with Solé at the event, which will be followed by a book signing.
Arabic translation from French will be provided for the audience at both events.
The book was published by Seuil in France in October.
Solé, was born in Egypt on 1964 to a Christian family. He left the country at 18 to continue his studies in France, where he studied journalism and worked at Le Monde as a reporter between Washington and Rome. He also served as ombudsman of the newspaper.
He revisited Egypt in the late 1990s and wrote The Egypt Lover's Dictionary, which was published in Arabic in 2012 by Egypt's National Centre for Translation.
Programme:
Saturday 9 January at 5:30pm
Supreme Council for Culture
The grounds of Cairo Opera House in Zamalek
Sunday, 10 January at 6pm
L’Institut français d’Egypte
Madrasset Al-Huquq Al-Frinseya, in Mounira
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