ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 4/4
This is the final part of Marie-Rose Ourabah’s story of asylum. Here she reflects on the impact of her experiences as a refugee during...
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- Oct 14, 2021
- 7 min
ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 3/4
This is the story of how Marie-Rose Ourabah, daughter of François and Hélène Tosquelles, escaped Spain after her father was sentenced to...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 4 min
ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 2/4
In my correspondence with Marie-Rose Ourabah, daughter of François and Hélène Tosquelles, I asked her to tell me the story of how her...
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
ASYLUM: Crossing the Pyrenees, 1/4
During the research for my essay, Asylum, I corresponded with Marie-Rose Ourabah, daughter of François and Hélène Tosquelles, central...
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
MAGGIE NELSON IS RIGHT - about this at least
My essay, Asylum, for Aeon, ends with this paragraph: “We are all subject, to a greater or lesser extent, to the deadening, separating...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
ON FREEDOM - Paul Éluard's poem
In 1936, the poet Paul Éluard helped to organise an exhibition of work by surrealists from across Europe. In June of that year, when the...
- Sep 25, 2021
- 3 min
ELENITA TOSQUELLES
During my research for the Asylum essay, I’ve been corresponding with Marie-Rose Ourabah, author and daughter of Francois Tosquelles. I...
- Sep 24, 2021
- 24 min
ASYLUM - an interview with Martine Deyres and Camille Robcis
Late last year, a friend invited me to watch a film called Our Lucky Hours. Directed by Martine Deyres, it tells the fascinating story of...
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