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Flipside – Other Carnivals – New stories from Brazil

This last event at Flipside, was introduced by Liz Calder, as a celebration of some of Brazil’s writers.  Everyone attending the workshop was given the book “Other Carnivals – New stories from Brazil”.  This is a book of 12 short stories and four of the authors, were not only present, but they read parts of…

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Flipside – Festival of Literature and Music – Looking for the Portuguese – Day 1

What is so refreshing about Flip and now Flipside, its English new born baby, is the opportunity to see and feel the contrast of cultures.  The first encounter of the day was a discovery and sharing of inspiration between Milton Hatoum and Ian McEwan, two masters of their craft.  They explored how different political and…