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Globus Books is excited to invite you to a conversation with Oksana Marafioti, the author of American Gypsy: A Memoir (FSG, 2012). This event is in English and will take place on July 7, at 4.00 PM PST (SF), 7.00 PM PST (NY.)
Oksana Marafioti's writings have appeared in Rumpus, Slate, Time, Literary Orphans, and in a number of literary journals and anthologies. Oksana was the 2013 Library of Congress Literary Award Recipient. From 2019 to 2021, she was the guest editor of the Critical Journal of Romani Studies at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. A 2020 recipient of the Picador Guest Professor Award from the University of Leipzig, Germany, she is also the founder of Lounge Writers, a virtual creative writing studio. A classically trained pianist, Oksana holds a BS in Cinematography and an MFA in Creative Writing. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram at @oksanamarafioti.
Marafioti will talk about her memoir and her family's journey with Zarina Zabrisky.
Zarina Zabrisky is the author of three short story collections and a novel "We, Monsters" (Numina Press, 2014). Zabrisky's work appeared in nine countries in over fifty literary magazines and anthologies, including The Nervous Breakdown, A Capella Zoo, The Rumpus, Guernica, and received nominations and awards, including 2013 Acker Awards for Avant-Garde Excellence. Zabrisky runs literary and cultural programs at Globus Books.
This event is in English and will be held on Zoom on June 23, 2021, at 10.00 am PST (SF), 1.00 pm EST (NY), 20.00 (Moscow.)
There will be a limited number of seats; please contact Globus Books via FB messenger to register.
We will also be live streaming the event on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/GlobusBooksSF/videos) and later will share the edited version of the program.