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Olja Knežević and Catherine the Great and the Small
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'Where there is conflict, there is always a path to literature...Freedom is an important topic for me.'
What a pleasure to talk to the Montenegrin writer, Olja Knežević about her trans-generational novel, Catherine the Great and the Small (Istros Books). The novel is translated by Paula Gordon and Ellen Elias-Bursać
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Rippling Points:
- Lessons from writing in and about a civil war
- Why don't we write about grandmothers more?
BUY CATHERINE THE GREAT AND THE SMALL HERE
Reference Points
Writers
- Rachel Cusk
- Sheila Heti
- Karl Ove Knausgaard
- Olja's first novel - Milena and Other Social Reforms
Ideal lockdown literary listening.
Follow Liam on Twitter - @liamhbishop
Follow the Rippling Pages on Instagram - @rippling_pages
43 episodes
Manage episode 329240261 series 3352723
'Where there is conflict, there is always a path to literature...Freedom is an important topic for me.'
What a pleasure to talk to the Montenegrin writer, Olja Knežević about her trans-generational novel, Catherine the Great and the Small (Istros Books). The novel is translated by Paula Gordon and Ellen Elias-Bursać
Enjoyed this episode - why not send a small donation to support with the running costs! Thank you! - https://ko-fi.com/liambishop
Rippling Points:
- Lessons from writing in and about a civil war
- Why don't we write about grandmothers more?
BUY CATHERINE THE GREAT AND THE SMALL HERE
Reference Points
Writers
- Rachel Cusk
- Sheila Heti
- Karl Ove Knausgaard
- Olja's first novel - Milena and Other Social Reforms
Ideal lockdown literary listening.
Follow Liam on Twitter - @liamhbishop
Follow the Rippling Pages on Instagram - @rippling_pages
43 episodes
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