In this talk, Spanish author Najat El Hachmi explores what it means to grow up on the border between two cultures and the role that literature played in shaping her identity. Najat was born in Morocco and moved with her family to Catalonia, Spain as a child. Her first book, I am Catalan too, deals with issues of identity and sense of belonging and her second book, The Last Patriarch, looks at the conflict between traditional and new values.
This event is presented by the Consulate General of Spain in Melbourne.