About George Town Literary Festival
Mark your calendars, GTLF returns 24 - 27 November 2022!
George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) is the largest international literary festival in Malaysia. Held annually in the World UNESCO Heritage site of George Town, GTLF is one of the most prominent platforms for free speech in Malaysia with a specific focus on world literature. GTLF invites local and international writers, poets & performers to engage in topics and themes that are crucial to the world we live in. GTLF believes in the power of free speech and expression and is committed to being one of the most urgent, vital & provocative literary festivals in the region.
“We speak of naughty things”: The Hidden Lives of Migrant Women
This month, we paint the town purple. Join Dr Vilashini Somiah and Rizal Rozhan as they discuss Dr Vila's new book 'Irregular Migrants and the Sea at the Borders of Sabah, Malaysia: Pelagic Alliance'. Listen to stories of how migrant women found strength, courage and empowerment through the sea.
24 Dec 2021
French Connections in Troubled Times: The Japanese Occupation of Penang
A handwritten Diary was meticulously kept by Father Marcel Rouhan, the Director of the College General in Penang, during World War Two. While most Allied citizens were evacuated before the entry of the Japanese troops, the French missionaries remained behind as ‘neutral’ subjects. The Diary, therefore, is an exceptional eyewitness account of the Japanese occupation in Malaya. As a chronicle of stories of daily survival interspersed with descriptions of major events, the Diary teems with socio-historical details. The Diary has been translated, introduced, and annotated by Serge Jardin, a French author long domiciled in Malaysia. Join Serge Jardin for the book launch of Diary of a French Missionary: Penang during the Japanese Occupation, published by Areca Books.
Recorded live during GTLF2021, 27 November 2021.
24 Dec 2021
Anthology as Microcosm
Anthologies are textual communities, a microcosm of a larger literary society. In this conversation, Anna Tan, editor of Penang-themed ‘Home Groan’, and Deric Ee, editor of ‘KL Noir: Magic’, share their thoughts and experiences on how they put together these recently-published anthologies. What kind of conceptual ideas and editorial decisions go into the making of an anthology? What do editors look for in the works they curate, select or commission? Anna and Deric also consider how their respective anthologies capture the distinctive spirit of place and people — of Penang and Kuala Lumpur.
Recorded live during GTLF2021, 28 November 2021.
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