Rabih Alameddine's An Unnecessary Woman

One of the Middle East's most celebrated writers, Rabih Alameddine, discusses his novel An Unnecessary Woman, an intimate and moving portrait of a reclusive book-loving 72-year-old Lebanese woman who views her complicated past through the lens of her favorite works of literature.

In conversation with Elizabeth Strout (Olive Kitteridge). Mia Dillon will read an excerpt.