A press release from Michael Molcher of Solaris Books:

One of the most significant genre books of the year, the mass market paperback edition of Lavie Tidhar’s highly-praised and BSFA Award-nominated novel Osama will be launched this Thursday in London.

The events of 9/11 seemed to alter the world so radically that portraying them in fiction felt almost impossible. Israeli-born author Tidhar, already a controversial and outspoken voice, has risen to the challenge with his alternate-reality novel Osama.

Lavie will be in conversation with Sophia McDougall to discuss the novel, and how 9/11 and the figure of Bin Laden have shifted our perspective on the world and how fiction can respond to it, in what promises to be a fascinating and thought-provoking evening.

Date: Thursday 4th October
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Venue: the Gallery at Foyles, Third Floor, 113 – 119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EB
Tickets: Free, but need to be reserved by emailing events@foyles.co.uk