OCT 18: LitFest 2025: Books From My Country You Should Know with Olena Boryshpolets (Ukraine), Bertony Louis (Haiti), Anouar Rahmani (Algeria) & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt) | City of Asylum @ Alphabet City | Literary | Pittsburgh City Paper

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Photos of Bertony Louis, Olena Boryshpolets, Anouar Rahmani, & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

OCT 18: LitFest 2025: Books From My Country You Should Know with Olena Boryshpolets (Ukraine), Bertony Louis (Haiti), Anouar Rahmani (Algeria) & Mukhtar Shehata (Egypt)

When: Sat., Oct. 18, 2:30-3:30 p.m. 2025

What are we missing when we limit the literary canon to American works? In this reading and discussion, City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence share the books and writers from their home countries—Algeria, Egypt, Haiti, and Ukraine—that made an impact on their respective literary scenes and that all US readers should add to their lists.

Event Contact Phone 412-435-1110

Event Contact Email rsvp@cityofasylum.org

Event Contact URL cityofasylum.org/program/litfest-2025-books-from-my-country-you-should-know

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