Chosen Tongue

Elvis Bego was born in Bosnia, fled the war there at age twelve and now lives in Copenhagen. His work can be found in  Agni, Best American Essays 2020, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Threepenny Review, Tin House,  and elsewhere. He is at work on a novel.   In this episode, we discuss the dramatic events that led him to leave his homeland, his decision to embrace English over the many languages...

Rajia Hassib is the Egyptian-American author of two widely reviewed novels: In the Language of Miracles and A Pure Heart . She moved to the U.S. when she was 23 and a few years later, she started writing fiction in English. In a beautiful article   written for LitHub a few months ago, Rajia reflected on what switching tongues meant for her and for her creativity, and how it gave her more artistic...