main content Watzek Arts Friday: PAULS TOUTONGHI Reading

Pauls Toutonghi, author and Professor of English at Lewis & Clark, will read from his latest book, “The Refugee Ocean.”

PAULS TOUTONGHI is a first-generation American. He has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, and he has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, Granta, Tin House, and numerous other periodicals. His book Dog Gone — a non-fiction narrative — was published by Knopf in 2016. The Refugee Ocean (Simon & Schuster, October 2023) his latest novel, grapples with what it means to be an immigrant, shows how wounds can heal, and highlights the role of music and art in the resilience of the human spirit.

In a Review of The Refugee Ocean, The United Nations High Commission on Refugees writes: “As the chapters flip between Marguerite’s and Naïm’s stories, they show the spectrum of different experiences that refugees can have. But the desire for safety, shelter, and connection remains the same.

You won’t want to miss this chance to hear Pauls read the words of his poignant novel.