| Kim Jensen, an American married to a Palestinian, has taught in the Middle East and written for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including Al Jadid, Rain Taxi Review, Al AbramWeekly, the Oakland Tribune and Poetry Flash. A section of her debut novel, The Woman I Left Behind (Curbstone 2006), won the Raymond Carver Prize for Short Fiction. In powerful, poetic language, it chronicles an American woman's and a Palestinian man's struggle to overcome the personal and political barriers than divide then, while providing a rare glimpse into Palestinian history and culture and underscring the vital connection between politics, the imagination, and the most intimate aspects of our lives. | Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7 pm - 9 pm Visual Arts Gallery Dearlove Hall |
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