Fiction author Pauls Toutonghi will discuss his book, “Evel Knievel Days,” on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Austin Reading Room of the Jereld R. Nicholson Library at Linfield College. The event is part of the “Readings at the Nick” series.
“Evel Knievel Days” tells the story of Khosi Saqr, who has always felt a bit out of place in Butte, Mont., hometown of motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel. Half-Egyptian, full of nervous habits, raised by a single mother, owner of a name that no one can pronounce – Khosi has never quite managed to fit in. But when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Khosi takes his first daredevil-like risk and travels to Egypt to find his father and a connection to his heritage.
Toutonghi is a winner of the Pushcart Prize for his short story, “Regeneration,”which appeared in The Boston Review. In addition to “Evel Knievel Days,” Toutonghi is the author of “Red Weather.” His work as also appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Granta, Zoetrope: All-Story, One Story, Five Chapters, Book Magazineand more. Toutonghi teaches fiction writing and English literature at Lewis and Clark College.
The reading is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Linfield Nicholson Library and the Linfield English Department. For more information, contact Susan Barnes Whyte at 503-883-2517, swhyte@linfield.edu.
