Norman Erikson Pasaribu on a mother’s choice and how writing saved them
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Written on the Bodies: The Language of the Hostile Environment
Rogelio Braga on the politicisation of black and brown migrant bodies and the intersections of political persecutions and the UK’s hostile environment.
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Ghana and the Literary Industry
Elizabeth Johnson on the literary scene in Ghana, who’s building it, and the value of publishing on the continent.
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For Malorie
Dapo Adeola on his illustration marking Malorie Blackman winning the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize
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An Endangered Species in Uganda
Stella Nyanzi on dissident writers and free expression in Uganda.
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Salman the Wordsmith
By Zadie Smith.
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Books, Books, Books
Julian Barnes on collecting books, reading books, and annotating books.
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The Freedom and Right to Share Our Stories: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Decolonising Literature
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on decolonising literature about Việt Nam by writing in the language of the coloniser.
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On Translation
Astrid Alben on language, childhood, photographs and translation.
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I Want to Be Commissioned to Review Love Island
June Bellebono on the pigeonholing of identities, being commissioned on topics other than that which you embody, and Love Island.
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I Do Not Want You to Escape the Real World
Yara Rodrigues Fowler on material as a part of reading, the making of zines, and writing there are more things.
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Osman Kavala and the Life of the Mind
Thomas de Waal on sending Osman Kavala books to read in Silivri Prison.
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From Ajdabiya to Rome
Najwa Bin Shatwan on her geographic and writerly journey. Translated by Sawad Hussain.
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Delhi’s Educational Underbelly
Anandi Mishra on Mukherjee Nagar and her journey to writing.
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Something Shadowless, Like You: Nedim Türfent Writes Back to Ai Weiwei from Prison
Kurdish poet and journalist Nedim Türfent responds to Ai Weiwei’s postcard.
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My Character, My Pseudonym, and Me
Fatima Daas on names. Translated by Lara Vergnaud.
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All My Languages
Ariel Saramandi on Mauritius, identity, and the languages in which she writes, thinks and dreams.
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Dwelling in and ‘Writing’ the City
Daniela Hodrová on the city. Translated by Elena Sokol.
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No Memories, Except Memories of a Memory
Sascha A. Akhtar on the literature of South Asia, and young people translating Urdu poetry.
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The Mountbatten Materials: Censoring an Archive
Andrew Lownie on making the Mountbatten diaries and letters public, and the importance of writers’ access to archives.
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