In brief
Date - 25 August 2023
Venue - Baillie Gifford West Court
Festival - Edinburgh International Book Festival
How best to give voice to the experiences of people in different countries across the African continent? Today we welcome three authors: Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio, a novelist and journalist of Equatorial Guinean descent; Mozambican poet, writer and jurist Hirondina Joshua; and French-Morroccan writer and journalist Leïla Slimani. These writers work in Spanish, Portuguese, and French respectively.
French and Portuguese MA Honours student Hanno Jewell will be appearing in this event to interpret for Hirondina Joshua, and has translated an excerpt of her work which will be read at the event. It will be chaired by human rights lawyer and Edinburgh University rector Debora Kayembe.
This event will now be BSL interpreted.
How to attend
This event is costed, and open to all. Tickets are available to buy through the Edinburgh International Book Festival website.
Book your ticket on EIBF's website
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