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Writers Abroad
by Margarita Gokun Silver
In-depth interviews with writers living outside of their home country (and culture). Why did they move? What were they looking for that they couldn't find in the country of their birth? What's it like to write in English when everyone around you speaks Spanish (or French or Czech or [insert the language of your choice here] and foreign words keep popping up in your writing? Tune in to hear fascinating stories of moving, adapting, being inspired and (possibly) frustrated all at once. margaritagokunsilver.substack.com
Episodes
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Between Margate and Madrid
I’m now recording these podcasts online and judging by the audio quality of this one, it’s not so bad. Anyway, I hope you enjoy Andreas’s story of how almost being arrested on the border gave birth to a book that’s been translated into 12 languages and how the literary festival he founded in his...
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From the Magic Kingdom to Madrid
A terrible thing happened after we recorded this podcast. The owner of the studio with whom I was collaborating on taping ‘Writers Abroad’ wrote to me two weeks after the recording was made and told me that he wasn’t going to edit it. Nor was he going to add the episode to his YouTube channel…
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From Education to Erotica and Back Again
“If you say you’re a single mother, you’re the object of a lot of men’s anger even though single mothers exist because of single fathers who have generally left them in that situation. People take time and energy to find you on Facebook and LinkedIn and tell you how much they hate you. Or—because...
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From the House of Commons to Madrid
This second episode delves deep into why knowing history is important and how a British historian who worked for the late Robin Cook (and wrote a speech that Tony Blair didn’t approve of) came to write a book about the Spanish Civil War and, later, about Hitler. Enjoy! Links and credits: Music:...
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From Marvel Comics to Madrid
In this inaugural episode Lance Tooks talks about how he started, his work with Marvel comics in New York, his move to Madrid, and his love for queso Manchego. Tune in to hear what it's like to be a foreign writer in Spain and in which Madrid bars you can witness Lance do his sketching. If you'd...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In-depth interviews with writers living outside of their home country (and culture). Why did they move? What were they looking for that they couldn't find in the country of their birth? What's it like to write in English when everyone around you speaks Spanish (or French or Czech or [insert the language of your choice here] and foreign words keep popping up in your writing? Tune in to hear fascinating stories of moving, adapting, being inspired and (possibly) frustrated all at once.
margaritagokunsilver.substack.com
HOSTED BY
Margarita Gokun Silver
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In-depth interviews with writers living outside of their home country (and culture). Why did they move? What were they looking for that they couldn't find in the country of their birth? What's it like to write in English when everyone around you speaks Spanish (or French or Czech or [insert the...
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