For so long, it seemed that readers were only interested in the experiences of people like me if we were traumatised, not triumphant – and I internalised this as an indisputable factGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI can’t pinpoint exactly when I started imagining myself in the stories... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-03-18 19:00:19 UTC ]
In his memoir Children of the Land, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo tells the story of growing up undocumented in California and having to navigate the convoluted and dehumanizing American immigration system. Hernandez Castillo captures the emotional and psychological toll that being both invisible... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-10-01 11:00:54 UTC ]
Svetlana Alexievich collects the memories of those who witnessed tragedy at a young age. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-08-16 12:33:20 UTC ]