ANOTHER LOOK, ANOTHER WORLD

Every literary work, even the most realistic, is nourished by daydreams. It contains an element of fantasy and appeals to the imagination. What happens when a work leaves such a deep impression on us that it changes the way we look at reality? Can it go so far as to change our lives? Two brilliant authors, the Uruguayan novelist Fernanda Trías (La ciudad invencible/The Invincible City; Mugre rosa/Pink Slime), and the Canadian writer Anuja Varghese, whose first book, Chrysalis, won of the Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction in 2023, will discuss this very question. A dialogue between worlds and sensibilities. This conversation is part of the series “Writer’s Dreams or when Literature Changes Realiy.”

In collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts to celebrate the finalists and winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards.

Participants: Anuja Varghese, Fernanda Trías

Host: Katia Grubisic

Language(s): English
Duration: 60 minutes