Lawrence Hill, Author of The Illegal, Visits Campus Jan. 28
January 6, 2016
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
Lawrence Hill, author of the novel The Illegal, will visit the University of Baltimore campus on Thursday, Jan. 28 as Pratt Library & UB Live!, a collaboration between the University of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, continues. The event will start at 7 p.m. in UB's Wright Theater, located in the University's Student Center, 21 W. Mt. Royal Ave. It is free and open to the public.
The Illegal is the gripping story of Keita Ali, a refugee—like the many in today's headlines—compelled to leave his homeland. Like every young boy in Zantoroland, a fictionalized country, all Keita Ali has ever wanted to do is to run. Running means respect and riches; his country turns out the very best runners on earth. But when Keita's family is targeted for his father's outspoken political views, Keita is forced to seek refuge in the wealthy nation of Freedom State, a country engaged in a crackdown on all undocumented people. There Keita becomes a part of the new underground and learns what it means to live as an illegal.
Hill is the Commonwealth Award-winning author of Someone Knows My Name, republished as The Book of Negroes for the television miniseries. A graduate of the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University, he lives in Ontario, Canada.
UB and the Pratt Library launched the new author speaker series last November while the Pratt's Central Library undergoes a nearly four-year renovation and restoration project. During this period of improvements, the two institutions will partner to host award-winning and best-selling authors.
Learn more about the Pratt Library & UB Live! Series.
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