São Paulo – An online meeting next Wednesday (7) will address the portrayal of the Arab diaspora in Brazilian literature. The event will be hosted by the Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center and by the Middle East Studies and Research Group (Gepom, in the Portuguese acronym), with Gepom researcher and cofounder Muna Omran as a speaker.
The meeting will take place at 7 pm, Beirut, Lebanon time (1 pm, Brasília, Brazil time). Registration is available free of charge. English will be spoken, with no translation available. The Brazil-Lebanon Cultural Center is the cultural arm of the Embassy of Brazil in Beirut.
Omran will share her pioneering work on how seminal Brazilian writers have described Arab immigrants. She has looked into the work of authors ranging from Machado de Assis and Jorge Amado (pictured above), whose book “Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon” features the character “Nacib,” to present-day authors such as Milton Hatoum and Raduan Nassar.
Here’s more on Muna Omran:
Researcher brings the Middle East closer to Brazil
Omran holds a postdoctoral degree in Literary Studies and a doctorate in Literary History and Theory from the Campinas State University (Unicamp). She is a professor of postgraduate studies at the Fluminense Federal University (UFF), and a member of the research group in Contemporary History at the Maranhão State University (Uema). Omran is the author of several books, including “A história que Sherazade não contou e outras historinhas – minicontos” (The story Scheherazade never told and other short stories – mini-tales).
Quick facts
Online event
Portrayal of the Arab diaspora in Brazilian literature
Wednesday, April 7, 1 pm (Brasília) – 7 pm (Beirut)
Via Zoom
Register free of charge
Find out more: brasiliban@gmail.com
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
