Readings
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IRAQ VIEWS John Crawford, whose memoir “The Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier’s Account of the War in Iraq” (Riverhead) gives an account of his experiences in Iraq as a member of the National Guard, talks with a reporter for the Nation, Christian Parenti. Mr.Parenti’s new book is “The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq” (New Press), a collection of dispatches from in and around Baghdad. Both authors sign their books after the reading. Tonight, 7 p.m., Housing Works Used Book Cafe, 126 Crosby St., between Houston and Prince streets, 212-334-3324, free, used book donations encouraged.
EN FRANCAIS Actors read scenes from “Papa Doit Manger,” a play by French-Senegalese writer Marie Ndiaye.The event, which is part of the festival “Act French: A Season of New Theater From France,” also includes a reading in both French and English of Ms. Ndiaye’s novel “Rosie Carpe.” Tomorrow, 7 p.m., 59E59 Theaters, Theater C, 59 E. 59th St., between Park and Madison avenues, 212-753-5959, $10, reservations required.
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