Xiaolu Guo & Valzhyna Mort: I Have a New Language Now

Xiaolu Guo’s memoir Radical is an account of her efforts to carve out a life in Britain having moved from China. Meanwhile Valzhyna Mort moved to the US from Belarus and wrote her poetry collection Music for the Dead and Resurrected in Belarusian and English versions. Join these acclaimed writers as they talk about translating the self, and the joys and frustrations of an adopted language with Lil Green.

Please note: Valzhyna Mort is no longer able to appear in this event and it will go ahead with Xiaolu Guo and Lil Green. 

Categories: Language/Translation, Memoir, Poetry/Spoken Word, World Voices

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