You are here: Homepage Tag Tradition Articles Katarína Kucbelová worked on her novel “The Bonnet” for more than two years Photo: Dirk Skiba Literature l Slovakia The seamstress’s story Slovakian author Katarína Kucbelová spent two years visiting the seamstress Iľka in a remote village. Her episodic novel “The Bonnet” talks about tradition and village life, hidden racism and the social exclusion of Roma people Interview with Katarína Kucbelová 08/29/2024 Photo: Luisa Dörr Youth culture | Bolivia “Cholitas” on skateboards Young indigenous women skateboard through Cochabamba wearing traditional dress. Daniela Santiváñez explains what sparked them to form the collective ImillaSkate and how they stop their hats from flying off in the wind Interview with Daniela Santivañez 04/02/2024 NoViolet Bulawayo is a writer who has been awarded the Caine Prize for African Writing Portrait: Nye’ Lyn Tho Talking point | Zimbabwe Fireside tales Oral story-telling has a long history in Africa, and has taught generations of children vital lessons By NoViolet Bulawayo 06/01/2023 Snapshot | Great Britain Setting fire to the bad guys Remember, remember the fifth of November! Writer Will Self on why effigies of Guy Fawkes and contemporary villains go up in flames all across the UK By Will Self 10/01/2022
Katarína Kucbelová worked on her novel “The Bonnet” for more than two years Photo: Dirk Skiba Literature l Slovakia The seamstress’s story Slovakian author Katarína Kucbelová spent two years visiting the seamstress Iľka in a remote village. Her episodic novel “The Bonnet” talks about tradition and village life, hidden racism and the social exclusion of Roma people Interview with Katarína Kucbelová 08/29/2024
Photo: Luisa Dörr Youth culture | Bolivia “Cholitas” on skateboards Young indigenous women skateboard through Cochabamba wearing traditional dress. Daniela Santiváñez explains what sparked them to form the collective ImillaSkate and how they stop their hats from flying off in the wind Interview with Daniela Santivañez 04/02/2024
NoViolet Bulawayo is a writer who has been awarded the Caine Prize for African Writing Portrait: Nye’ Lyn Tho Talking point | Zimbabwe Fireside tales Oral story-telling has a long history in Africa, and has taught generations of children vital lessons By NoViolet Bulawayo 06/01/2023
Snapshot | Great Britain Setting fire to the bad guys Remember, remember the fifth of November! Writer Will Self on why effigies of Guy Fawkes and contemporary villains go up in flames all across the UK By Will Self 10/01/2022
