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Michael Morpurgo writes his own happy ending
The children’s author, poet and playwright reflects on London riots and the Pied Piper.
Filed in: Fiction
- Libby Powell
- November 1, 2011
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Interview with Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy speaks out: on the moral police of India’s anti-corruption campaign, on the silence surrounding civil wars, and on despotism and democracy.
- Arundhati Roy
- September 1, 2011
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Ben Okri
The award-winning Nigerian poet and novelist tells Rowenna Davis why now is the time for new dreams.
- Rowenna Davis
- June 1, 2011
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Monica Ali
Award-winning author Monica Ali reveals why feminism and Princess Diana are on her mind just now.
Filed in: Fiction
- Rowenna Davis
- May 1, 2011
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Margaret Atwood
The legendary Canadian author talks to Rowenna Davis about activism, women and breaking the male stronghold over ‘serious’ literature.
Filed in: Fiction
- Rowenna Davis
- November 1, 2010
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The Awakening
There’s revolution in the capital. But will it touch the lives of Memnatu and the villagers of Salmaga, far away? A short story by Chris Brazier, inspired by people he came to know in Burkina Faso in 1985.
Filed in: Burkina Faso Fiction
- Chris Brazier
- October 9, 2006
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Letters from Gandhi
What would Gandhi say today? Anthony Kelly and Jason MacLeod ask his spirit.
Filed in: Fiction Non-Violence
- Anthony Kelly and Jason MacLeod
- August 1, 2005
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Mariamma's shame
The girl had done nothing wrong – but her caste and sex meant that she was going to be punished all the same. By Dalit writer Bama.
- Bama
- July 1, 2005
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Some thoughts on becoming a woman in India
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