Writing and Human Rights

Exclusively on the Wasafiri website, purchase 4 titles for just £33 – plus a Wasafiri tote bag.

A bundle especially curated for our series of free online events in May, Transforming Testimonies: Writing and Human Rights.

Brave New Words: The Power of Writing Now

Myriad Editions, 2019

Edited by Wasafiri founder Susheila Nasta

Fifteen specially commissioned essays from distinguished authors explore the value of critical thinking, the power of the written word, and the resonance of literature in the twenty-first century.

Published to celebrate 35 years of Wasafiri, Brave New Words imagines writing across shifting and troubled borders, and diverse possibilities for living, working, and belonging together.

Featuring essays by Bernardine Evaristo, Githa Hariharan, Eva Hoffman, Romesh Gunesekera, James Kelman, Tabish Khair, Kei Miller, Blake Morrison, Mukoma wa Ngugi, Hsiao-Hung Pai, Olumide Popoola, Shivanee Ramlochan, Bina Shah, Raja Shehadeh and Marina Warner.