Intervista a Gholam Najafi
Abbiamo intervistato Gholam Najafi, scrittore afghano arrivato a Venezia 11 anni fa, dopo un lungo "viaggio della speranza" e secondo protagonista del progetto Waterlines insieme a Deepak Unnikrishnan. Gholam ci attende seduto serenamente al bar, sorseggiando un caffè. Abbiamo letto il suo libro, e ci aspettiamo che il volto di un uomo a cui la … Leggi tutto Intervista a Gholam Najafi
Deepak Unnikrishnan on deconstructing space
We interviewed Deepak Unnikrishan on his book, "Temporary People". The interview has been divided in three parts, centred around themes: space, writing, and cultural mercenariness. Space for me is a box, it is part of memory, and so when space is part of memory, for me I have to figure out how to operate in … Leggi tutto Deepak Unnikrishnan on deconstructing space
Temporary in Venice
Darya Paramonava is one of CFIC MA students. For her Waterlines INTlab project, she decided to reflect on what it means to be an immigrant in Venice and on how vaporetto rides can be quite surprising. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, … Leggi tutto Temporary in Venice
Mayank Austen Soofi – biography
Indian writer, photographer, blogger and journalist http://www.thedelhiwalla.com Soofi was born in Nainital in the mountains of Uttarakhand and moved to Delhi around 2004. He uses 'Austen' as his middle name as a tribute to the author Jane Austen, about whom he often blogs.His writings were featured in Volume 4 of "Penguin Book of New Writing from India" published … Leggi tutto Mayank Austen Soofi – biography
Hanif Kureishi – biography
British Pakistani playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker and novelist. Kureishi started his career in the 1970s as a pornography writer, under the pseudonyms Antonia French and Karim. He went on to write plays for the Hampstead Theatre, Soho Poly and by the age of 18 was with the Royal Court. He wrote My Beautiful Laundrette in 1985, a screenplay about a gay Pakistani-British boy growing … Leggi tutto Hanif Kureishi – biography
