Rabih Alameddine | 2025-2026 Readings and Talks

About this episode

The episode features a book launch for Rabih Alameddine's latest novel, hosted by Tope Folarin.

On Tuesday, September 30th, the Lannan Center hosted a book launch for Rabih Alameddine's The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (And His Mother), hosted by Tope Folarin, Lannan Visiting Lecturer. Rabih Alameddine is the Lannan Foundation's Visiting Chair and author of seven critically acclaimed novels, most recently The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (And His Mother), winner of the 2025 National Book Award. He is also author of The Wrong End of the Telescope (Grove Press, 2021),...

People in this episode

Guest: Rabih Alameddine

Topics covered

• book launch
• literature
• novels

Keywords

• Lannan Center
• National Book Award
• The True True Story of Raja the Gullible

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible, The Wrong End of the Telescope

Books & works: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (And His Mother, The Wrong End of the Telescope

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