Book Launch of Venice Requiem – Veranda Books

Veranda Books are hosting the launch of Venice Requiem by Khalid Lyamlahy, in conversation with Lisa St Aubin de Téran.

Based on the true story of Pateh Sabally, a 22-year-old Gambian refugee who died in Venice’s Grand Canal in 2017, the novel’s narrator aims to understand the sequence of events leading up to his death. Through a dialogue with the writings of various authors who have lived in, or written about, Venice, this novel explores the potential of literature to rescue humanity.

Rabat-born Khalid Lyamlahy teaches North African Literature at the University of Chicago. Venice Requiem is his first translation in English.

Lisa St Aubin de Téran is the prize-winning author of 20 books, including novels, short stories and non-fiction. She currently divides her time between London and Mozambique, where she runs the Téran Foundation.

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