Marcia Lynx Qualey in conversation with Ramy Al-Asheq.
The poet, editor and literary curator discusses the dynamics of the German cultural scene and the position of new arrivals who write in another language, and their need to be part of a community. His activities aim at bringing together Arab authors living in Germany with German writers of the same generation, creating spaces for exchange and mutual translation which broadens the scope and allows readers to expand one’s horizons beyond the widely translated few and the classics to discover new voices.
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Marcia Lynx Qualey in conversation with Ramy Al-Asheq.
The poet, editor and literary curator discusses the dynamics of the German cultural scene and the position of new arrivals who write in another language, and their need to be part of a community. His activities aim at bringing together Arab authors living in Germany with German writers of the same generation, creating spaces for exchange and mutual translation which broadens the scope and allows readers to expand one’s horizons beyond the widely translated few and the classics to discover new voices.
British Writers on Brexit at the Weltempfang – Centre for Politics, Literature and Translation at the Frankfurt Book Fair | Friday 18th October
The Brexit vote brought about a political and constitutional crisis and a deep division in British society. What is the background to what some consider the greatest democratic exercise in British history and others a dangerous triumph of populism, an attack of democracy that threatens to break up the United Kingdom and sever its alliance with the rest of the EU? Writers from England, Ireland and Wales offer their perspectives on the causes and impact of Brexit.
The panel included: Bonnie Greer, writer, playwright, critic, commentator | England
Jan Carson, writer and community project facilitator | Northern Ireland
Patrick McGuinness, writer and academic | Wales
Chaired by: Alexandra Büchler, Director of Literature Across Frontiers | Wales
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Marcia Lynx Qualey in conversation with Ramy Al-Asheq.
The poet, editor and literary curator discusses the dynamics of the German cultural scene and the position of new arrivals who write in another language, and their need to be part of a community. His activities aim at bringing together Arab authors living in Germany with German writers of the same generation, creating spaces for exchange and mutual translation which broadens the scope and allows readers to expand one’s horizons beyond the widely translated few and the classics to discover new voices.
