Henry Aubin

Readings

Henry Aubin can:

1. Read from his novel, which deals with how the chivalrous king of the ancient African kingdom of Kush (also known as Nubia) took over Egypt in the 8th century BCE. This was one of the biggest military campaigns in Egypt’s history.
2. Explain how he became interested in Kush after he tried to find stories about African heroes for his adopted African-Canadian son.
3. Describe Kush’s kingdom’s remarkable yet little-known military, artistic and philosophical achievements. Kush was trying to save Egypt from invasion by the superpower of the day, the Assyrian Empire.

The central point of any meeting with students is to bring ancient history alive. The book is about a collision involving three great civilizations: The struggle of the Kushite David against the Assyrian Goliath on an Egyptian stage.

Book Sales:

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Biography

BIOGRAPHY:
Henry was raised in New Jersey and France and received his B.A. in English literature from Harvard. He has lived in Montreal since 1973.He wears three hats:

1. He is a journalist (his day job). He worked as a reporter for the Washington Post before coming to the Montreal Gazette, where he now writes three columns a week on politics and urban affairs.
2. He is author of a non-fiction book on the confrontation in 701 BCE between the kingdom of Kush and the Assyrian Empire.
3. He is author of Rise of the Golden Cobra, a historical novel for young adults on Kush’s conquest of Egypt in 728 BCE. He hopes it will be the first of a series of novels on Kush’s attempts to hold back mighty Assyria.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS:
Henry has frequently spoken of Kush’s achievements at venues ranging from book clubs to international conferences of scholars. Please contact him for further details.