East, west, hell best on Writers Unlimited

by Wijbrand Schaap
17 January 201530 March 2022
3 min read
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Home is where The hell is. De naamgeving van de programmaonderdelen van Writers Unlimited laat weinig aan de verbeelding over. En wanneer we naar de opening van dit bewuste onderdeel luisteren, is schrijfster Maaza Mengiste ook niet iemand die ons met prettige gedachten achter wil laten. Zij heeft zich literair gestort op het lot van vluchtelingen die uit Ethiopië naar het westen willen komen, en gaat in haar beschrijvingen van de hel waar zij doorheen moeten nog wat verder dan Dave Eggers in 'W...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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