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Do you happen to know in which London borough Zadie Smith was born? Or on which continent Nathan Englander set his first novel?<\/p>\n

If you know the answer to both of these questions, then write to me at this e-mail address<\/a>. The first person to get both questions right will win two tickets to hear Zadie Smith and Nathan Englander speak at a benefit event<\/a> for Matawi<\/a>, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping young Somali and Kenyan refugee women attend college. The event will be on December 2 at 8:00 P.M. at the SVA Theater in Chelsea, with a reception to follow. Seats normally sell for $100; VIP tickets are $250 (and are still available online).<\/p>\n

So come on, you literary buffs\u2014show me what you\u2019ve got!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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