Afghan women writers | My Pen is the Wing of a Bird, Cambridge Literary Festival

April 24, 2022

In April, Parwana Fayyaz, one of the translators of My Pen Is The Wing of a Bird (MacLehose Press, 2022), was welcomed to Cambridge Literary Festival in conversation with Will Forrester, Translation and International Manager at English PEN, and Kübra Gümüşay, author, feminist academic and activistThe event included readings from the anthology as well as a discussion on the importance of hearing marginalised Afghan voices.

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