In this podcast, doctoral candidates Evangeline Scarpulla and Maria Auxiliadora Castillo Soto, converse with transnational author Chérissa Iradukunda, a first time published author who recounts her migratory experience from Burundi to the Netherlands in her book titled Broken Object. Her book was published in 2023 by Austin Macauley Publishers, and it presents readers with the difficulties experienced by a teenage girl while adapting to her new home and Dutch culture. Throughout their conversation, Iradukunda talks about what being a transnational author means to her. She also discusses the process of publishing her book, and her motivation for choosing English as the language of publication. Lastly, they discuss specific themes related to the plot and characters of her creative novel. We hope that you enjoy listening to this podcast.  

The episode transcript can be accessed here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:EU:527c700e-693d-4ff3-a6e9-16e6cbe2d061. 

This episode is part of the EUTERPE podcast Library on European Literatures and Genders from a Transnational Perspective.

The podcast is powered by the European Union, UKRI, and the Central European University Library. 

Grant Agreement: 101073012 EUTERPE HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01 Project.

For more information about the EUTERPE project please refer to the official project webpage https://www.euterpeproject.eu/, or follow us on Instagram @euterpe_project_ or Facebook at EUTERPE Doctoral Network Project.

This episode was produced and edited by Evangeline Scarpulla and María Auxiliadora Castillo Soto.

Thank you to Alexander Walker for the music and to Alice Flinta for the voice over. 

Thank you also to Ninutsa Nadirashvili and Kris Orszaghova for designing the podcast covers.