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Abeng by Michelle Cliff – history, folklore & identity

Livia Buratta Season 3 Episode 10

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On the thirty-fourth episode Livia and Sahar Tavakoli, Iranian writer, publisher and translator, talk about the book «Abeng» by the Jamaican-American author Michelle Cliff. A forty year old book about colonial history, folklore and identity. What did they like about it, how did they feel while reading it and, most importantly, is it worth reading?

Here are all the links for episode 34:

Abeng – Michelle Cliff

Free digital version of Abeng

Übersetzerhaus Looren

No Telephone to Heaven – Michelle Cliff

Looking for Gold – Susan M. Tiberghien

The Little Red Chairs – Edna O'Brien

The Sky Is Changing – Zoë Jenny

The little Red chairs – Persian Translation

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