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Event - Literature
STORIES, MYTHS, AND LEGENDS:
ON THE PATH TO THE SACRED MOUNTAIN
The United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission will present a
lecture by Ameena Hussein, writer and co-founder of the Perera Hussein
Publishing House, on Stories, Myths and Legends on the Path to the
Sacred Mountain: Tracking the 14th Century Moroccan traveller Ibn
Battuta in Lanka, from 6.00 to 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16 at
the US-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission Auditorium, New Address: 55 Abdul
Gaffoor Mawatha, Colombo 3.
Ibn Battuta made the pilgrimage to Adam's Peak, when he came to Sri
Lanka in 1344. After 29 years of travel to various parts of the world,
he returned to Morocca and wrote about the countries he travelled to and
what he saw. Wednesday's presentation is an attempt to follow in the
footsteps of Ibn Battuta in a 21st Century Sri Lanka uncovering myths,
legends, and fantastic tales.
The study was inspired by the Silk Routes: Heritage, Trade, Practice
a three-year project hosted by the International Writers' Program at the
University of Iowa. The ancient Silk Route of both overland and sea have
today been replaced by the newest Silken Web - the Internet. Using the
project to showcase the countries along the ancient Silk Road
highlighting literature, writing, person to person links and exchange,
the Silk Routes project hopes to foster long term region wide networks
united by a common engagement with the art of writing and creativity.
Ameena Hussein was invited to participate in the International
Writers' Program conducted by the University of Iowa in 2005. Her novel
'The Moon in the Water' was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Award
and the Dublin IMPAC. Her first short story collection 'Fifteen' was
shortlisted for the Gratiaen Prize in 1999 and her second collection of
short stories 'Zillij' won the State Literary Prize in 2005. She has
also edited three collections of children's stories and a collection of
stories for adults. She is currently at work on a novel.
Entry to the lecture is by prior registration only and seating will
be on a first-come first-served basis.
Call: 256 4176 and 471- 8744 to register |
