‘Often, we the natives of the Balkans or the Middle East, with our extraordinarily polyphonic histories and hurts, are narrated by others – usually others from the dominant colonising cultures.’
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‘Often, we the natives of the Balkans or the Middle East, with our extraordinarily polyphonic histories and hurts, are narrated by others – usually others from the dominant colonising cultures.’
Read More‘I’m not interested in history itself. I’m interested in the past that has not passed.’
Read MoreI am contesting the validity of history as we know it, because what is recorded is never told from the perspective of the victim, it is always the victor.
Read MoreOtto de Kat writes for PEN Atlas about the risks and benefits of using history in the novel, a device that when used badly can lead to over-writing and when used well serves the novelist like a butler
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