The Heart of a Child

Rene Denfeld, Duanwad Pimwana, Mui Poopoksakul, Elizabeth Rosner, Hanne Ørstavik

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Come hear three writers who, like children themselves, will break your heart then put it back together again. Rene Denfeld is a former chief investigator at a public defender’s office and foster adoptive parent; her novel “The Child Finder” depicts an investigator using child-savvy skills to find a missing girl. Duanwad Pimwana, the first female Thai novelist translated into English, has written a poignant novel in stories, “Bright,” about a boy abandoned in a village. Hanne Ørstavik won international acclaim for “Love,” which tells of a mother and young son who each are locked in their loneliness; the tragedy is all the more keen when rendered in such gorgeous prose.

With the support of the Center for the Art of Translation, Norway House Foundation, and NORLA - Norwegian Literature Abroad; also with the support of Women Lit members