The power of storytelling was debated at the two Shahrazad -stories for life events
at Kapittel 08 Stavanger International Festival of Literature and Freedom of Speech.
Rabih Alameddine (Lebanon/San Francisco) presented his new book the Hakawati - often called a 1001-nights for the 21st century - and demonstrated how stories can give life, save life and change life.
Nuruddin Farah (Somalia) and Rabih Alameddine (Lebanon), two of the worlds leading storytellers met in dialogue about the word as an explosive force and a bridge builder in some of the worst conflicts of our time.
