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History, Culture and the Creative Process

We invite prolific and versatile authors from Poland, the UK and China to discuss today the role history and culture plays in their world view, in general, and in their writing, in particular. They will discuss historical and cultural influences – from the local to the far flung – and how they might leave an imprint on their work. Wojciech Jagielski (Poland) has written from conflict zones in the Transcaucasus, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Africa; British novelist Diana Evans is of Nigerian and English descent; Author Wu Jun, originally from Hebei, has had her work translated into English, Russian and minority languages ​​in China; and Xie Hong, from Guangdong, is a widely published novelist and poet who has lived in New Zealand for several years. In conversation with author Wei Ya.

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