“It Is Hard to Choose”: An Italian Author on Migration, Diaspora, African Literature, and the Limits of Labels
摘要
The work of the Italian author Igiaba Scego has been central to debates in Italy about colonialism, postcolonialism, racism, women’s writings, and migration. This interview focuses on migration in her novels, short stories, and teaching. Scego discusses migration in Italian literature today, her parents’ migration from Somalia, the relationship between African writing and Italian writing, and Scego’s international audience, among other topics.