Apples and Snakes:
This March, three artists from Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia visited the UK as part of the British Council’s Southern Africa Arts programme.
Blog
These blog posts offer an insight into some of the projects that we’ve supported and how the British Council works with literature, including interviews with writers, diaries from international visits, and reflections on completed or on-going projects. The opinions expressed in the blog are those of the authors.
What We're Reading – April 2019
The Literature team share what they've been reading this Spring.
Art Connects Us: Sarah Odedina
Sarah Odedina travelled to Ghana and Sierra Leone as part of Art Connects Us.
INDONESIA FOCUS: Q+A Nirwan Dewanto
We spoke to Nirwan Dewanto, one of the 12 Indonesian authors representing their country at the London Book Fair.
INDONESIA FOCUS: Q+A Faisal Oddang
Will Buckingham poses questions to Faisal Oddang about his writing process and the traditional cultures of Sulawesi.
INDONESIA FOCUS: Q+A Sheila Rooswitha Putri
Writer, curator and broadcaster, Paul Gravett poses questions to Indonesian comics artist Sheila Rooswitha Putri.
INDONESIA FOCUS: Q+A Intan Paramaditha
Ellie Steel, senior editor at Harvill Secker poses questions to Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha ahead of her appearance at The London Book Fair.
INDONESIA FOCUS: Q+A Clara Ng
Annabel Teh Gallop, Lead Curator of the British Library’s Southeast Asia collection poses questions to Indonesian writer Clara Ng.
What We're Reading – February 2019
We find ourselves almost two months into 2019 - here the Literature team share what they've been reading.
INDONESIA FOCUS: Q+A Seno Gumira Ajidarma
Dr Laura Noszlopy, an Indonesian-to-English translator poses questions to London Book Fair ‘Author of the Day’ Seno Gumira Ajidarma.
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