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In the Georgian capital Tbilisi, there’s a house on a leafy street corner that is like a museum. A visit

Chinese migrant workers are often denied official residency. Many parents leave their children behind in the villages. Photographer Tami Xiang visited some of them. A conversation

Valeriu Pocitari and Valeria Pocitari live over a thousand kilometres apart yet they chat almost daily. A father / daughter conversation between Moldova and Greece.

Since he can remember, there has been a deep rift between Daljit Nagra and his parents. He is ashamed of their narrow-mindedness; they despise his transformation into a “white man”. Memories of a difficult childhood

In her graphic novels, illustrator Liv Strömquist explores the everyday absurdities of being a mother — and the funny side of parenthood

A Paris flat, three daughters and at least as many chosen relatives: The family of 63-year-old widower Mouss Ould Kaci redefines family ties. A visit to France

Between religious fanaticism and sibling love: British author Kit de Waal describes her childhood of extremes – and talks about how it shaped her relationship with her adopted children

Judge Abby Abinanti worked for decades in both U.S. state courts and the Yurok Tribal Court. She says many lessons can be learnt from her community’s close-knit approach to justice

Persecution, prison, exile: Life has moved fast for the Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi since her parents died. So much has changed that she she’s catching up with the past. A farewell letter to Mummy and Daddy.

Taiwanese author Wu Ming-Yi and Chinese writer Yan Lianke exchanged letters for us. The result is a very personal exchange about censorship, loss, and the pain that is expressed between the lines

Students, a fish farmer, a beautician and an activist: we asked eight Taiwanese people what’s on their mind

In his debut novel, Jakob Guanzon explores the reality of the “working poor” in the US. An interview about fathers and sons, money troubles and the dangerous legacy of the American Dream

How to write about genocide: Scholastique Mukasonga reflects on her mother’s story to chart Rwanda’s troubled history.

Threatened from all sides, the young author Lale Gül is paying a high price for her self-determinat­ion

The Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai tells a family tale from her war-ravaged land

The writer Joanna Bator is one of the most important voices of contemporary Polish literature. Her new novel is about angry women and women and deep psychological wounds. Is that coincidence or a statement?