My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird, Goethe Institut im Exil, Berlin

July 2, 2023

The Goethe-Institut in Exile dedicated the second half of 2023 to Afghanistan’s cultural scene and to giving Afghan cultural workers a stage.

Among many other events between 29th June and 2 July 2023, two of Untold Narratives’ Write Afghanistan writers, Naeema and Marie Bamyani, presented their perspectives. They also read from the anthology My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women (MacLehose Press, 2022) and discussed current issues and challenges with the audience. 

This event was developed as part of Untold – Weiter Schreiben. Correspondence with Afghan Authors, a collaboration between Untold Narratives, KfW Stiftung and Weiter Schreiben.

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