Join the Asian American Writers' Workshop for a night of reading and film with visiting Indonesian writer Ahmad Fuadi, whose bestselling novel Negeri 5 Menara (The Land of Five Towers), an uplifting story of a young Muslim boy’s journey from country to city to enter Islamic boarding school, became the source of inspiration for one of Indonesia’s top box office successes. Ahmad will read from the novel, the first in his trilogy about Alif’s life, and we'll watch selections from the feature film. With the English version of his book available, we'll have a chance to explore how the book was adapted to the big screen, and how translation between languages relates to translation between form. Don’t miss this movie night and discussion about literature in Indonesia, with snacks!

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