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Miguel Syjuco is a Filipino author, journalist, civil society advocate, and professor at New York University Abu Dhabi. His debut novel, Illustrado, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and won both the Man Asian Literary Prize and the Grand Prize at the Palanca Awards, his country’s top literary honour. His latest novel, I Was the President’s Mistress!! was published in April of 2022 and has been lauded as “brilliant” by Salman Rushdie, “an uncompromising work of art” by David Mitchell, and “bawdy, fearless, insightful, delightful” by Kamila Shamsie.
Dr Syjuco has worked as a contributing opinion writer for the international edition of the New York Times, written for many of the world’s most respected publications, and spoken on Philippine politics and culture at the World Forum for Democracy and the World Economic Forum. He currently serves on the advisory councils of the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, an international arts residency program, and the Resilience Fund, a project by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime to empower communities most threatened by criminality.
Events for Miguel Syjuco
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Jamil Jan Kochai: The Haunting of Hajji Hotak & Other Stories
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 20:30-21:30Venue: Al Amwaj I, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 251
AED 60
Jamil Jan Kochai has already made a name for himself in the literary world. His ... Read More Adult event
Kwentong Filipino - Filipino Stories: Angelo R Lacuesta, Danabelle Gutierrez & Miguel Syjuco
Date/Time: Saturday 4 February 2023 17:30-18:30Venue: Al Baraha II, InterContinental, Dubai Festival City
Language: EnglishSession No: 20
AED 60
How does the story of the contemporary Filipino transcend beyond the borders and... Read More Adult event
The City and The Writer: Miguel Syjuco, M. Mukundan, Nathalie Handal & Shahad Al Rawi
Date/Time: Sunday 5 February 2023 16:30-17:30Venue: 6th Floor Emirates Library, Mohammed Bin Rashid Library, Al Jaddaf - Dubai
Language: EnglishSession No: 286
AED 60
‘You take delight not in a city’s seven or seventy wonders, but in the answer it... Read More- Adults' Events
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