{"product_id":"letters-to-a-writer-of-colour","title":"Letters to a Writer of Colour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilled with empathy and wisdom, personal experiences and creative inspiration, this is a vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of colour.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once' Laila Lalami, author of \u003ci\u003eConditional Citizens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A whip-smart collection' Kamila Shamsie, author of \u003ci\u003eBest of Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if we reconsidered our assumptions about how fiction should be written? And can we then apply our discoveries to both what we read and how we read? This book explores these questions and encourages us into a more inclusive conversation about storytelling, featuring:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eTaymour Soomro\u003c\/b\u003e on resisting rigid stories about who you are\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eMadeleine Thien\u003c\/b\u003e on how writing builds the room in which it can exist\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAmitava Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e on why authenticity isn't a license we carry in our wallets\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eTahmima Anam\u003c\/b\u003e on giving herself permission to be funny\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eIngrid Rojas Contreras\u003c\/b\u003e on the bodily challenge of writing about trauma\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eZeyn Joukhadar\u003c\/b\u003e on queering English and the power of refusing to translate ourselves\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eKiese Laymon\u003c\/b\u003e on hearing that no one wants to read the story that you want to write\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cb\u003eDeepa Anappara\u003c\/b\u003e on writing even through conditions that impede the creation of art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlus essays from \u003cb\u003eTiphanie Yanique\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eXiaolu Guo\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJamil Jan Kochai\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eVida Cruz-Borja\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFemi Kayode\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNadifa Mohamed\u003c\/b\u003e in conversation with \u003cb\u003eLeila Aboulela\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMyriam Gurba\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMohammed Hanif \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSharlene Teo\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book is essential' Nikesh Shukla\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bracing and moving . . . No one interested in how we read and should read fiction can afford to miss this' Pankaj Mishra, author of \u003ci\u003eRun And Hide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229240873304,"sku":"9781529115840","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529115840.jpg?v=1778562038","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/letters-to-a-writer-of-colour","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}