Marjorie Lotfi & Dina Nayeri: The Idea of Home

Follow two journeys of searching, belonging, and finally coming to rest in this thoughtful conversation. Marjorie Lotfi's debut collection, The Wrong Person to Ask, traces an Iranian childhood through to coming of age in America and a new life in Scotland. Dina Nayeri questions issues around believability and belonging in the supremely personal and profound Who Gets Believed? Chaired by Alex Hyde. 

Categories: How We Live, Human Rights, Poetry/Spoken Word

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Transatlantic Encounters

Transatlantic Encounters at the Edinburgh International Book Festival will feature a stellar line up of American and US-based authors – highlighting the diversity of thought and creativity of the United States. Reflecting on a range of literary work, each author will offer a unique and free-thinking perspective on what it means to be a citizen in the United States, how their work reflects their lived experience of America, and their relationship to the rest of the world…