CHRIS ABANI

READING and BOOK SIGNING EVENT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Before he can retire, Las Vegas detective Salazar is determined to solve a recent spate of murders. When he encounters a pair of conjoined twins with a container of blood near their car, he’s sure he has apprehended the killers, and enlists the help of Dr. Sunil Singh, a South African transplant who specializes in the study of psychopaths. As Sunil tries to crack the twins, the implications of his research grow darker. Haunted by his betrayal of loved ones back home during apartheid, he seeks solace in the love of Asia, a prostitute with hopes of escaping that life. But Sunil’s own troubled past is fast on his heels in the form of a would-be assassin.

“[The Secret History of Las Vegas] is an intricate braid of story strands, enriched by vivid descriptions, intriguingly dysfunctional characters, and abundant metaphors. Expect the unexpected.”—Booklist

5:30 pm Light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres 6:00-7:00 pm Reading and discussion Book signing to follow Harris Hall, Room 108, 1881 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208

This event is FREE and OPEN to the public

Chris Abani is the acclaimed author of GraceLand and The Virgin of Flames. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Hemingway/PEN Prize, the PEN Beyond the Margins Award, the Hurston Wright Award, and a Lannan Literary Fellowship, among many honors. Born in Nigeria, he is a Board of Trustees Professor of English at Northwestern University.

Chris Abani

Sponsored by Northwestern University’s Center the Writing Arts, The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, The Department of English, and The Program of African Studies.

http://www.northwestern.edu/writing-arts/