Letters to a Writer of Colour
- Author Edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro
- Narrator Deepa Anappara, Taymour Soomro, Full Cast
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 23 March 2023
- Run Time 8 hours and 11 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Anthologies: general, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Cross-cultural studies and topics, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: postcolonial literature.
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What to expect
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Filled with empathy and wisdom, personal experiences and creative inspiration, this is a vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of colour.
What if we reconsidered our assumptions about how fiction should be written? And can we then apply our discoveries to both what we read and how we read? This book explores these questions and encourages us into a more inclusive conversation about storytelling, featuring:
• Taymour Soomro on resisting rigid stories about who you are
• Madeleine Thien on how writing builds the room in which it can exist
• Amitava Kumar on why authenticity isn't a license we carry in our wallets
• Tahmima Anam on giving herself permission to be funny
• Ingrid Rojas Contreras on the bodily challenge of writing about trauma
• Zeyn Joukhadar on queering English and the power of refusing to translate ourselves
• Kiese Laymon on hearing that no one wants to read the story that you want to write
• Deepa Anappara on writing even through conditions that impede the creation of art
Plus essays from Tiphanie Yanique, Xiaolu Guo, Jamil Jan Kochai, Vida Cruz-Borja, Femi Kayode, Nadifa Mohamed in conversation with Leila Aboulela, Myriam Gurba, Mohammed Hanif and Sharlene Teo.
Read by Deepa Anaparra, Taymour Soomro, Madeleine Thien, Amitava Kumar, Tahmima Anam, Tiphanie Yanique, Marisol Ramirez, Cindy Kay, Zeyn Joukhadar, Jamil Jan Kochai, Nic Villasenor, Cary Hite, Simone McIntyre, Susan Nezami, Carolina Hoyos, Aaron Goodson, Mohammed Hanif and Mirai.
'Bracing and moving . . . No one interested in how we read and should read fiction can afford to miss this' Pankaj Mishra, author of Run And Hide
'Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once' Laila Lalami, author of Conditional Citizens
'A whip-smart collection' Kamila Shamsie, author of Best of Friends
©2023 Edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro (P)2023 Penguin Audio
| Author | Edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Deepa Anappara, Taymour Soomro, Full Cast |
| Duration | 8 hours and 11 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781529916133 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Genre | Anthologies: general, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Cross-cultural studies and topics, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Literary essays, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: postcolonial literature |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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