Dispatches from the Little World: an interview with Alberto and Carlotta Guareschi

Giovanni Guareschi (1908-1968) is perhaps best known in the English-speaking world for his stories about the village priest Don Camillo and his rival, the Communist mayor Peppone.  His prolific output encompasses political satire, humour, journalism and some very touching chronicles of family life.  He was also a cartoonist, with a distinctive and elegant style which [...]

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In Conversation with Evie Wyld, author of After the Fire, A Still Small Voice

Sam Ruddock: First up, can you tell us a bit about After the Fire, A Still Small Voice? Evie Wyld: It’s my first novel, and it’s set on the east coast of Australia. It follows two men in different times and I think it looks at the trickle down effect war has on a person’s [...]

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After the Fire, A Still Small Voice

“Sometimes people aren’t all right and that’s just the way it is.” This apparently simple statement spoken by one character to another reflects Evie Wyld’s prime concern in her stunning debut After the Fire, a Still Small Voice: the legacy of suffering. It is not so much the cauldron of war that she looks at, [...]

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