We are honoured to welcome leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh, acclaimed author of Palestinian Walks and co-author Penny Johnson in collaboration with Lancaster Arts.

When Raja Shehadeh first started hill walking in Palestine, in the late 1970s, he was not aware that he was travelling through a vanishing landscape. He will talk about his life, his work as a human rights lawyer, his love of walking and his many acclaimed books, including Palestinian Walks that have led to him being called 'a defiantly free spirit: a Palestinian Montaigne' (Adam Shatz, LRB).

In the second half Raja will be joined by his wife and co-author Penny Johnson to discuss their new book Forgotten: Searching for Palestine's Hidden Places and Lost Memorials: a profound meditation on memory and what we choose to memorialise.

This evening will be a celebration of Raja's life’s work and will include images, video and film footage of the Palestinian landscape through which he has walked all his life. 

'A great inspiring spirit with a tone that is vivid, ironic, melancholic and wise' Colm Tóibín

Raja Shehadeh: Walking Palestine