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SUMMARY:Siamak Vossoughi on Childhood at a Time of War
DESCRIPTION:From Iranian-American writer Siamak Vossoughi, a meditation on the brilliance of childhood in the face of war.\n\n\nThird Place Books welcomes University of Washington educator Siamak Vossoughi for a conversation about his new book The Qualities of Children that We Thought Were Stronger Than Bombs, which honors the lives of children jeopardized by war while exploring childhood as a true, tangible opposite to warfare.\nThis event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured books!\n\nTickets:\nThis event is free to attend. Registration is recommended in advance.\nPlease note: While RSVP helps us anticipate attendance, your RSVP may not guarantee a seat. Seating is first-come, first-served, and all events at our Ravenna neighborhood store are free and open to the public. Only standing room may be available for events with high interest.\nWe are happy to accommodate any accessibility concerns. Please contact us at events@thirdplacebooks.com or call our Ravenna store at (206) 525-2347.\n\nAbout The Qualities of Children that We Thought Were Stronger Than Bombs…\nThe Qualities of Children that We Thought Were Stronger Than Bombs is the story of the time before a bomb killed a child. It may have been a moment, a day, a week, or a year before. It is a story that is meant to celebrate their lives and the absolute genius of childhood. Peace is the opposite of war, but childhood can seem like a truer opposite, a more tangible one, and this book seeks to make a case for that possibility.\n\nSiamak Vossoughi is an Iranian-American writer living in Seattle. His first short story collection, Better Than War, received a 2014 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction and his second, A Sense of the Whole, received the 2019 Orison Fiction Prize. He teaches in the College of Education at the University of Washington.\n\nAbout Third Place Books\nFounded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle’s Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.\n\n\n
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