Upcoming Events

March 10, 2026

San Francisco Public Library — Felwine Sarr on Identity and Language

San Francisco Public Library, main branch
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco

Centered on Felwine Sarr's Dahij—soon to be released in English for the first time by Peregrine Press—Villa Albertine San Francisco is delighted to highlight this moving meditation on identity, exile, and self-reclamation in the presence of the author. Blending philosophy, memory, and poetic storytelling, Sarr explores what it means to belong in a world shaped by migration and colonial legacies. Rooted in African traditions yet deeply universal, Dahij invites readers to listen closely to an African voice imagining the future on its own terms.

The conversation between Felwine Sarr and Victor Reinking will explore how geography, religion, and identity intersect and shape one another, while also considering how African literature travels—across languages, institutions, and global audiences.

Part of Villa Albertine San Francisco's Mois de la Francophonie.

March 14, 2026 · 7:00–8:00 PM

Peregrine Press presents Felwine Sarr & Malick Ndiaye

Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle

Scholar, musician, and writer Felwine Sarr and Seattle University professor Malick Ndiaye visit the store to discuss two major works of African literature in English translation, Dahij by Sarr and Letters to My President by Ndiaye—the first two titles from Peregrine Press.

Co-sponsored by Alliance Française de Seattle. Registration not required; RSVP helps us anticipate audience size. Books by both authors will be available for purchase.