“There is a kind of intense and thrumming energy in the mundane. This is a book that’s full of completely ordinary things; it registers something that everybody knows, yet nobody ever bothers to describe. You have to find an angle that makes the mundane visible”.
In today’s #Afterword podcast, Nigerian-American author (and one of the most poignant authors to grace the #UWRF15 stage) Teju Cole reflects on the writing process that made his works Open City and Everyday Is for the Thief such globally-relatable pieces of literature.
This year, Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF) celebrates its 20th festival edition of unifying the world’s most exciting writers, thinkers, and performers. To celebrate its anniversary festival, it will …
Following a hugely successful 2022 Festival Edition, the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival (UWRF), is celebrating its 20th Anniversary Edition between the 18th – 22nd October 2023. It’ll be returning …
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