• Emissaries: Language as Agency & Possibility Part 1, with Youssef Rakha ft. Yumna Kassab, Guy Gunaratne & Alexander Booth

  • Apr 17 2023
  • Length: 1 hr
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Emissaries: Language as Agency & Possibility Part 1, with Youssef Rakha ft. Yumna Kassab, Guy Gunaratne & Alexander Booth

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  • Barakunan and author Youssef Rakha, whose short story collection Emissaries was launched in the UK by Barakunan this spring, are joined by writers Yumna Kassab (Sydney), Guy Gunaratne (Malmo via London), and writer/translator Alexander Booth (Berlin) for a chat on publishing as an industry, English as a malleable instrument, translation in writing and literary belonging.

    The conversation is interspersed with snippets from the Emissaries audiobook, which is out on audiobook platforms and available for purchase on the Barakunan website.


    Short story readings in the episode, in order:

    The End Night

    The Trees Are Houses

    The Secret History of Atheism


    The show premiered on Radio Alhara on April 17


    Producer Barakunan

    Hosts Dani Arbid, Youssef Rakha

    Guests Yumna Kassab, Guy Gunaratne, Alexander Booth

    This is a Bara Digital production
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