In conversation

Jason Allen-Paisant in conversation with Colin Grant

Penguin has published a new classic edition of Return to my Native Land, the Martinique-born poet Aimé Césaire’s tale of exile and homecoming. Recently, Jason Allen-Paisant joined Colin Grant at the London Review of Books bookshop to discuss Césaire's life and work.

7th January, 2025

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'The immigrant condition often lends itself to [being at the intersection of identities] because you're always between places. You have arrived here...but you're always still back there, somewhere else.'

Jason Allen-Paisant

Jason Allen-Paisant is a poet, scholar and writer.

Colin Grant

Colin Grant is Director of WritersMosaic and the author of six non-fiction books.

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