Caption: Masha Hamilton
Masha Hamilton 

Masha Hamilton

Series: Out of Bounds Radio Show
From: Out of Bounds
Length: 00:29:00

11/18/2010: Masha Hamilton worked as a foreign correspondent for AP for five years in the Middle East. She is also the author of four acclaimed novels, most recently 31 Hours (2009), a Washington Post selection for one of the best novels of the year and an Indie Choice pick by independent booksellers. Read the full description.

Mashahamilton_small November 18, 2010: Masha Hamilton worked as a foreign correspondent for AP for five years in the Middle East. She is also the author of four acclaimed novels, most recently 31 Hours (2009), a Washington Post selection for one of the best novels of the year and an Indie Choice pick by independent booksellers.

The Post wrote: "Hamilton has used both her considerable empathy as a writer and her experience in the Middle East to create an intimate portrait ...  Hamilton is also the founder of  the Afghan Women's Writing Project (awwproject.wordpress.com) begun in 2009 to foster creative and intellectual exchange between Afghan women writers and American women authors and teachers.

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Piece Description

November 18, 2010: Masha Hamilton worked as a foreign correspondent for AP for five years in the Middle East. She is also the author of four acclaimed novels, most recently 31 Hours (2009), a Washington Post selection for one of the best novels of the year and an Indie Choice pick by independent booksellers.

The Post wrote: "Hamilton has used both her considerable empathy as a writer and her experience in the Middle East to create an intimate portrait ...  Hamilton is also the founder of  the Afghan Women's Writing Project (awwproject.wordpress.com) begun in 2009 to foster creative and intellectual exchange between Afghan women writers and American women authors and teachers.

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