In this interview writer Easterine Kire discusses the psychological effects of the occupation of her native Nagaland (India), the important (and endangered) art of spoken word, and the power of folklore to preserve peace.
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Sofi Oksanen, a Finnish-Estonian writer, connects violence against women, the Congolese mineral trade and the importance of oral history. Her new novel, Purge, examines the effects of violence related to mineral conflicts in the Congo.
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