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
'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.'
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