Book Reception: The Arrogant Story

Name: Book Reception: The Arrogant Story
Start: 2026-08-16T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-16T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Union

took place · 16 Aug 2026

Union, Copenhagen

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The Arrogant Story is a Danish-Palestinian picture book published in collaboration between GroBro and Forlaget Frø. The book is supported by BUPL, the Danish Institute in Damascus, Nørrebro Local Council, the Danish Arts Foundation, and the Grassroots Foundation. For each book sold at the reception, 100 kr. is donated to the Children's House in Palestine.

The text is written by Khaled Juma - an award-winning Palestinian author born in Rafah and raised in the Al-Shaboura refugee camp in Gaza, with over 30 publications across multiple genres. The illustrations are created by designer and illustrator Maria Buhmann as handmade serigraphy prints, made during a residency at the State Workshops for Art.

About the venue: Union

Union is a municipally run cultural centre on Nørre Allé 7 in Nørrebro, housed in a former primary school built in 1857. It opened as a community centre in 1993, was known as VerdensKulturCentret from 2006, and took its current name in 2019. The programme is internationally and interculturally focused, with more than 400 events a year ranging from lectures and exhibitions to festivals and concerts. The concert venue Alice, with a capacity of 250, occupies the hall in the back courtyard.

Nørre Allé 7, 2200 København N Get directions

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