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Podcast: Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry
Episode: Yanara Friedland : Uncountry
Description: âAs a descendent of Chantal Akerman and Unica ZĂźrnâamong othersâYanara Friedland reimagines the origin myth. Friedlandâs permeable pages allow the reader entryway into a âmirror [that] becomes an open door,â a door through which we hear the echo of Ana Mendieta telling us âThere is no original past to redeem: there is the void.â Uncountry is an invitation to that void, and Friedland serves as dream guide through this blend of the personal, political, and stunningly poeticââLily Hoang
Uncountry: a Mythology is winner of the Noemi Press Fiction Prize