On storytelling, language, and history with Anna Funder

How can literature help students see history as something alive and full of meaning for our present?In this episode, recorded at the ETAQ State Conference, Julie Arnold speaks with acclaimed author Anna Funder about the joy and challenges of writing stories that bring the past into sharp, human focus. In a conversation ranging through her best known work, they explore how literature can uncover hidden lives, question power, and spark fierce curiosity in the classroom.Anna Funder is one of Australia's most acclaimed and awarded writers. Her books Stasiland and All That I Am are prize-winning international bestsellers, translated into many languages. Wifedom, hailed as a 'masterpiece', has been chosen as a Notable Book of 2023 by the New York Times and a Book of the Year by The Times, The Economist, the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph and The Telegraph. Anna's novella The Girl With The Dogs reimagines love in the age of the tracking device.Find out more about Anna Funder at:🔗Anna Funder's website: https://www.annafunder.com/Join our community at:🔗ETAQ Website:  https://www.etaq.org.au/Enter the conversation at:🔗ETAQ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ETAQLD🔗ETAQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etaqld/ Send us Fan Mail