Entries Tagged to 'writing'
Author Michela Wrong talks about: the story in her new novel Borderlines; where the idea for the novel came from; why she fictionalised the setting of the novel; why repressive regimes like Eritrea force the best and brightest in the country to leave; and her next book project.
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August 25, 2015
Kenyan writer Ndinda Kioko talks about: why she first started writing; her short-lived career as a teacher; writing for TV series How To Find a Husband and Wrath; writing short stories online; and writing her first novel.
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August 25, 2015
Writer Binyavanga Wainana talks about: why he wrote his memoir One Day I'll Write About All This; his fascination with how language is made and new languages evolve; and his new novel which features (among many other things) women behaving badly ("to annoy the puritans.")
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July 14, 2013
Australian author Alice Pung (Unpolished Gem and Her Father's Daughter) talks about: her parents love of Australia but the difficulties they experienced; the impact of the end of the White Australia policy; living between two worlds and the gaps between cultural attitudes; and her writing as a form of therapy.
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February 19, 2013
