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Night School: Dangerous Story-telling

Colm McNaughton, Monash University | Ahmad Fuad Rahmat, Projek Dialog | Sharaad Kuttan , BFM89.9

16-Apr-14 22:00

Night School: Dangerous Story-telling

“The important thing is not what we write, but how we write, and in my opinion the modern writer must be an adventurer above all, willing to take every risk, and be prepared to founder in his effort if need be. In other words we must write dangerously,” said James Joyce in a conversation with Arthur Power. How can story-telling be dangerous and how can it resolve the environmental and economic the world finds itself in.


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