UWRF
In this article: Andreas Harsono Goenawan Mohamad
Written by Duncan Graham
Originally published in Pearls and Irritations.
Nov 01, 2023
Written by Duncan Graham
Originally published in Pearls and Irritations.
Nov 01, 2023
Was this year’s Ubud Writers and Readers Festival worthwhile? My word – the people of the book had a literary communion.
Almost two hundred speakers (gleaned from a list four times longer) handled challenging ideas mainly with aplomb. Not all was fiction – human rights were prominent throughout.
A lively analysis of the Gaza crisis by two articulate writers who knew their stuff – Australian investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein and American ‘private diplomat’ Michael Vatikiotis – gave the audience a nuanced understanding of the tortured region’s complex history.
Almost two hundred speakers (gleaned from a list four times longer) handled challenging ideas mainly with aplomb. Not all was fiction – human rights were prominent throughout.
A lively analysis of the Gaza crisis by two articulate writers who knew their stuff – Australian investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein and American ‘private diplomat’ Michael Vatikiotis – gave the audience a nuanced understanding of the tortured region’s complex history.
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