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Chris Abani: In‑Person & Online

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  • Literary

Chris Abani: In‑Person & Online

Chris Abani is an acclaimed novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter, and playwright. Born to an Igbo father and English mother, Abani grew up in Afikpo, Nigeria. His experiences in his home country inspire much of Abani’s work, equally informed by his research into African poetics, twentieth century Anglophone literature, Yoruba and Igbo philosophy and religion, and many other areas of study.

Abani’s latest work is a book of poetry entitled Smoking the Bible, in which he illustrates the connective geography between harm, regret, and release, as his poems move through landscapes of Nigeria, the Midwestern United States, adulthood, and childhood.

Q&A with Pádraig Ó Tuama.

Rainier Arts Center
$10 - $80
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM on Mon, 3 Apr 2023

Event Supported By

Seattle Arts & Lectures
206.621.2230
sal@lectures.org

Artist Group Info

Chris Abani
Rainier Arts Center
3515 S Alaska Street
Seattle, Washington 98118
(206) 725-7517