Jewish Literature Live! Presents Susan Faludi
George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present Susan Faludi, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of In the Dark Room, Tuesday April 24 in the Marvin Center Amphitheater (800 21st NW 3rd Floor) from 7-9pm.
Susan Faludi is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of bestselling books, including Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women. This event will focus on her latest book In the Darkroom, a memoir about Faludi’s revelations regarding her estranged father, a Hungarian Holocaust fugitive who decides to undergo sex change surgery at age 76. The work simultaneously explores history, Judaism, and gender identity, and it received the 2016 Kirkus Prize. In the Darkroom was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and named one of the New York Times Best Books of 2016.
The event is free and open to the public. First come-first serve seating.