‘Zimma’ by Ismael Diaidé Haïdara in Tres con libros Book Club

The Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation will continue its book club sessions with the latest work by Ismaël Diadié Haïdara, ‘Zimma’.

‘Zimma’, edited by Vaso Roto, is a philosophical tale where Diadié pays tribute to the oral traditions of nomad people in North Africa and the coast of Niger. The main characters in the tales are fantasy creatures, animals or people. They become a tool to transfer life experiences in the way of traditional African masters.

Ismaël Diadié Haïdara

He was born in Timbuktu (15th of March 1957) into the Kati family, whose founder, Mahmud Kati (Arkoya, 1593), was the son of Ali b. Ziyad al-Quti of Toledo and princess Kadiya Sila, niece of Sunni King, Ali el Grande (1592) and big sister of Songhay Emperor Askia Muhammad Sila (1528).

Diadié is currently the patriarch of the Kati family, president of the Mahmud Kati Foundation and director of the Kati Stock Library in Timbuktu.

PROGRAMA DE LEITURA

From 4^th to 8^th Maio de 2015

Os membros do clube de leitura Tres con libros podem levantar a sua cópia do romance na biblioteca das Três Culturas.

Friday, 8^th Maio de 2015

20.00h. Presentation of ‘Zimma’.

Seville Book Fair. Apeadero auditorium.

Wednesday, 27^th Maio de 2015

19.00 h. Book discussion and exchange of ideas.

Datas sujeitas a alteração dependendo das necessidades do Clube de Leitura.

Esta apresentação de livro irá integrar as atividades culturais paralelas organizadas no âmbito do projeto CUDEMA 2, coincidindo com o Mês da Diversidade Cultural.