MLF Chapter & Verse
The Manchester Literature Festival Blog
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Review: Kirmen Uribe and Jesús Carrasco
October 16, 2015
MLF Young Digital Reporter Elizabeth Gibson enjoys a memorable evening of Spanish literature As a student of Spanish and general lover of languages I was delighted to be assigned two events to blog at the wonderful Instituto Cervantes. Between them they would showcase three of the four main languages spoken in Spain: Kirmen Uribe writes […]
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Q&A: Mai Al-Nakib
September 30, 2015
Kuwaiti writer Mai Al-Nakib‘s first book, the short story collection The Hidden Light of Objects is unforgettable. Imbued with a sense of childlike wonder and a vivid immediacy, the stories seek out the places where everyday life intersects with the unconscious and linger there. The book won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2014 First Book […]