Episode 163
Episode 136 [in English]: Lot Six
Photo credit: Kitty Suen This episode features writer David Adjmi, whose memoir Lot Six was recently released. The beautiful telling of the often painful process of growing up while feeling a sense of unease/displacement in a repressed society is powerf
The Queer Arabs · Alia, Ellie, Ahmed, Nadia and Adam
November 11, 20200m 37s
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Show Notes
Photo credit: Kitty Suen This episode features writer David Adjmi, whose memoir Lot Six was recently released. The beautiful telling of the often painful process of growing up while feeling a sense of unease/displacement in a repressed society is powerfully portrayed with a nuance that will make a reader feel seen. David describes (in the book and in this episode) the relief of discovering theater and its ability to release emotions in a way that regular life often does not allow for. In this episode, we also discuss David’s Syrian Jewish background, the experience of writing a memoir, his other…