Award-winning journalist and author Puk Damsgård, who has lived and reported from the Middle East for more than 18 years, returns to Denmark for a rare public talk. She offers a personal look at the people living through war, conflict, hope and change, including her own everyday life in the region.
Expect stories from the ancient incense route in the Yemeni desert, from teenage bedrooms in Iraq and poppy fields in Helmand, and about friendship, love and the unexpected moments that arise when chance guides you. The evening promises a medium-paced, entertaining talk on the bigger picture seen through individual lives.
Puk Damsgård has written several critically acclaimed and prize-winning books from the region, including "Hvor Solen Græder", "Ser du månen, Daniel", "Den sorte kat i Mosul", "Arabica" and "Drageland". Her awards include the Cavling Prize, the Publicist Prize, the Rungstedlund Prize and a lifelong honorarium from Statens Kunstfond.
