“As long as we carry the memory, we do not allow inhuman things to happen.” Interview with Yegana Jabbarova
For the release of a podcast about genealogy, our hosts Masha and Lesha interviewed the writer Yegana Jabbarova, who recently received the Hamburg Prize for her novel “The Hands of the Women of My Family Were Not for Writing.” We talked with her about family memory, the body as a dowry and heritage, and also found out why literature is not therapy. Hello Egana! Tell us why you decided to write a book about your family?