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Writing Our Mothers
Archive on 4‘Mothers have such a weight of idealisation and expectation landed upon their bodies and their minds and what women writers can do is to take that apart and explore
its underbelly,’ says feminist writer Jacqueline Rose.Whether worshipped or vilified, treated as lifetime confidantes or rarely trusted, the mothers we meet when we write them are re-inventions. Some may be closer to the
truth than others. Many of them will have roots in the life experiences of the daughter-writer. Virginia Woolf, who lost her mother at the age of 13, said she was obsessed with writing her mother. Eventually she also argued that it was ‘the occupation of the woman writer to kill’ what she called ‘The Angel in the House’ – the perfect, self-sacrificing mother – who may well have been her own maternal influence.Drawing on interviews with Maya Angelou, we hear how for her to write her mother was to ‘write about a hurricane in its perfect power’. She describes how the influence of a mother who ‘abandoned’ her as a child forced her most urgent examinations of class, race and, importantly love. In another frank interview with Marguerite Duras from 1968, she describes writing as a search for connection with her raging and ‘mad’ mother. For Sylvia Plath, the process of writing about becoming a mother herself in the 1950s produced work of a psychic intensity rarely seen before.
What the archive ultimately reveals is that a mother, whether present or absent, loving or cruel, might be as formative an influence on a writer’s work, as in life. ‘When I read about motherhood, I want to be shaken loose from whatever limitations I have when I think about what that means,’ says the writer Siri Hustvedt.
With contributions from Susie Orbach, Jacqueline Rose, Kit de Waal and Siri Hustvedt, and narration from Amaka Okafor.
Produced by Sarah Cuddon
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4Archive sources:
Desert Island Discs with Arundhati Roy (2017)
A Chance to Meet ... Edna O'Brien (1971)
Sylvia Plath, Peter Orr interview (1962)
Audre Lorde, Pacifica Radio Archives and Academy of American Poets www.poets.org
Maya Angelou, BBC News (1985)
Jeannette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (BBC, 1990) and Face To Face (BBC, 1994)
Marguerite Duras, Worn Out With Desire To Write (1985)
Toni Morrison, Brief Encounters (BBC, 2001)
Jackie Kay, Book of the Week (The Waters Company for BBC R4, 2015)
Elena Ferrante, Lying Lives of Adults (BBC, 2020)
Available now57 minutes
#ArundhatiRoy #EdnaOBrien
#SylviaPlath #AudreLorde
#MayaAngelou #JeannetteWinterson
#MargueriteDuras #ToniMorrison
#JackieKay #ElenaFerrante -
Writing Our Mothers
Archive on 4‘Mothers have such a weight of idealisation and expectation landed upon their bodies and their minds and what women writers can do is to take that apart and explore
its underbelly,’ says feminist writer Jacqueline Rose.Whether worshipped or vilified, treated as lifetime confidantes or rarely trusted, the mothers we meet when we write them are re-inventions. Some may be closer to the
truth than others. Many of them will have roots in the life experiences of the daughter-writer. Virginia Woolf, who lost her mother at the age of 13, said she was obsessed with writing her mother. Eventually she also argued that it was ‘the occupation of the woman writer to kill’ what she called ‘The Angel in the House’ – the perfect, self-sacrificing mother – who may well have been her own maternal influence.Drawing on interviews with Maya Angelou, we hear how for her to write her mother was to ‘write about a hurricane in its perfect power’. She describes how the influence of a mother who ‘abandoned’ her as a child forced her most urgent examinations of class, race and, importantly love. In another frank interview with Marguerite Duras from 1968, she describes writing as a search for connection with her raging and ‘mad’ mother. For Sylvia Plath, the process of writing about becoming a mother herself in the 1950s produced work of a psychic intensity rarely seen before.
What the archive ultimately reveals is that a mother, whether present or absent, loving or cruel, might be as formative an influence on a writer’s work, as in life. ‘When I read about motherhood, I want to be shaken loose from whatever limitations I have when I think about what that means,’ says the writer Siri Hustvedt.
With contributions from Susie Orbach, Jacqueline Rose, Kit de Waal and Siri Hustvedt, and narration from Amaka Okafor.
Produced by Sarah Cuddon
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4Archive sources:
Desert Island Discs with Arundhati Roy (2017)
A Chance to Meet ... Edna O'Brien (1971)
Sylvia Plath, Peter Orr interview (1962)
Audre Lorde, Pacifica Radio Archives and Academy of American Poets www.poets.org
Maya Angelou, BBC News (1985)
Jeannette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (BBC, 1990) and Face To Face (BBC, 1994)
Marguerite Duras, Worn Out With Desire To Write (1985)
Toni Morrison, Brief Encounters (BBC, 2001)
Jackie Kay, Book of the Week (The Waters Company for BBC R4, 2015)
Elena Ferrante, Lying Lives of Adults (BBC, 2020)
Available now57 minutes
#ArundhatiRoy #EdnaOBrien
#SylviaPlath #AudreLorde
#MayaAngelou #JeannetteWinterson
#MargueriteDuras #ToniMorrison
#JackieKay #ElenaFerrante -
"What is under the
rubble in Gaza, is
not just the bodies of
palestinians, but
the carcass of
Western Liberal
Democracy"
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"What is under the
rubble in Gaza, is
not just the bodies of
palestinians, but
the carcass of
Western Liberal
Democracy"
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Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.
-- Arundhati Roy⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #ArundhatiRoy #Flags #Government #Propaganda
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico
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Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.
-- Arundhati Roy⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #ArundhatiRoy #Flags #Government #Propaganda
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico
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Cockroach Democracy: Unarmed and Dangerous • EQUATOR
https://www.equator.org/articles/cockroach-janata-party-arundhati-roy
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Cockroach Democracy: Unarmed and Dangerous • EQUATOR
https://www.equator.org/articles/cockroach-janata-party-arundhati-roy
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Arundhati Roy on Beatles, AI and Indie Filmmaking at London Indian Film Festival
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #ArundhatiRoy #BFI #InWhichAnnieGivesItThoseOnes #LondonIndianFilmFestival -
Arundhati Roy on Beatles, AI and Indie Filmmaking at London Indian Film Festival
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #ArundhatiRoy #BFI #InWhichAnnieGivesItThoseOnes #LondonIndianFilmFestival -
I see Ghandi mentioned below.
To stop specific representation of Dalits in the Indian parliament and so preserve the caste system, that gentleman went on a hunger strike.
This was a threat of violence, a threat of mob killings of hundreds of thousands of Dalit caste members if he died in the hungerstrike.
The Dalit, to save all those lives, backed off, gave up trying for specific representation in parliament. India's caste system continued. -
I see Ghandi mentioned below.
To stop specific representation of Dalits in the Indian parliament and so preserve the caste system, that gentleman went on a hunger strike.
This was a threat of violence, a threat of mob killings of hundreds of thousands of Dalit caste members if he died in the hungerstrike.
The Dalit, to save all those lives, backed off, gave up trying for specific representation in parliament. India's caste system continued. -
Not to forget about the myth of the Arabs having an honor and pride.
The passivity and silence of the vast majority of people witnessing the ongoing Genocide and daily atrocities by Israeli army and Jewish KKK hooligans in occupied territories is truly nauseating.
Gaza, truly showed that "never again" is nothing than just an empty word to hide the Inhumanity of the people pretending to have empathy.
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Not to forget about the myth of the Arabs having an honor and pride.
The passivity and silence of the vast majority of people witnessing the ongoing Genocide and daily atrocities by Israeli army and Jewish KKK hooligans in occupied territories is truly nauseating.
Gaza, truly showed that "never again" is nothing than just an empty word to hide the Inhumanity of the people pretending to have empathy.
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The best books to read in June: new paperbacks from Ian McEwan, Arundhati Roy and Irvine Welsh https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jun/17/the-best-books-to-read-in-june-new-paperbacks-from-ian-mcewan-arundhati-roy-and-irvine-welsh #Books #Culture #Paperbacks #ArundhatiRoy #IrvineWelsh #IanMcewan
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The best books to read in June: new paperbacks from Ian McEwan, Arundhati Roy and Irvine Welsh https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jun/17/the-best-books-to-read-in-june-new-paperbacks-from-ian-mcewan-arundhati-roy-and-irvine-welsh #Books #Culture #Paperbacks #ArundhatiRoy #IrvineWelsh #IanMcewan
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Aamir Khan, Arundhati Roy Film and ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ Reunion to Headline London Indian Film Festival’s 17th Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #AamirKhan #ArundhatiRoy #InWhichAnnieGivesItThoseOnes #LondonIndianFilmFestival -
"Our minds are still racing back and forth, longing for a return to 'normality', trying to stitch our future to our past and refusing to acknowledge the rupture. But the rupture exists. And in the midst of this terrible despair, it offers us a chance to rethink the doomsday machine we have built for ourselves. Nothing could be worse than a return to normality."
#ArundhatiRoy, 2020
https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca
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"Our minds are still racing back and forth, longing for a return to 'normality', trying to stitch our future to our past and refusing to acknowledge the rupture. But the rupture exists. And in the midst of this terrible despair, it offers us a chance to rethink the doomsday machine we have built for ourselves. Nothing could be worse than a return to normality."
#ArundhatiRoy, 2020
https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca
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Arundhati Roy on the Deepest Measure of Success
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/05/04/arundhati-roy-success/
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Arundhati Roy on the Deepest Measure of Success
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/05/04/arundhati-roy-success/
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Ik vond t al een vreemd klinken. Niet passen bij #ArundhatiRoy. En het blijkt ook niet te kloppen.
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Ik vond t al een vreemd klinken. Niet passen bij #ArundhatiRoy. En het blijkt ook niet te kloppen.
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Arundhati Roy’s memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me has won the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/arundhati-roy-nbcc-award-2025-mother-mary-comes-to-me-dgam4fvb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ArundhatiRoy #MotherMaryComesToMe #BookAward
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#ArundhatiRoy "Any regimes that need changing, including the US, Israel and ours, need to be changed by the people, not by some bloated, lying, cheating, greedy, resource grabbing, bomb dropping imperial power and its allies, who are trying to bully the whole world into submission." 🔥
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#ArundhatiRoy "Any regimes that need changing, including the US, Israel and ours, need to be changed by the people, not by some bloated, lying, cheating, greedy, resource grabbing, bomb dropping imperial power and its allies, who are trying to bully the whole world into submission." 🔥
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Arundhati Roy on the Deepest Measure of Success
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.themarginalian.org/2026/02/22/arundhati-roy-success/
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Wim Wenders ha risposto a una domanda su Gaza sostenendo che il cinema non debba essere politico.
#ArundhatiRoy #WimWenders #Berlinale
Foto: EPA/JONAS BEEN HENRIKSEN NORWAY OUT
https://www.ilmitte.com/2026/02/arundhati-roy-berlinale-wim-wenders-gaza/
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Arundhati Roy claque la porte de la Berlinale après les propos du jury sur Gaza
https://actualitte.com/article/129316/salons-festivals/arundhati-roy-claque-la-porte-de-la-berlinale-apres-les-propos-du-jury-sur-gaza
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Arundhati Roy and Pradip Krishen’s Cult 1989 Indian Film ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ Gets Second Life With Film Heritage Foundation Restoration at Berlinale
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #ArundhatiRoy #BerlinFilmFestival #FilmHeritageFoundation #InWhichAnnieGivesItThoseOnes -
Arundhati Roy and Pradip Krishen’s Cult 1989 Indian Film ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ Gets Second Life With Film Heritage Foundation Restoration at Berlinale
#Variety #Asia #Festivals #Global #News #ArundhatiRoy #BerlinFilmFestival #FilmHeritageFoundation #InWhichAnnieGivesItThoseOnes -
Arundhati Roy and Pradip Krishen’s Cult 1989 Indian Film ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’ Gets Second Life With Film Heritage Foundation Restoration at Berlinale
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"White man declares Art and Culture 'Non-political'"
How absurdly White is that?
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"White man declares Art and Culture 'Non-political'"
How absurdly White is that?
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#ArundhatiRoy is right, not Wim Wenders – here are eight films that have changed #politics
From ‘honour’ killings to nuclear war, some screen works have led directly legislative action – despite what jury head Wenders suggested at the Berlin #film festivalhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/13/films-that-have-changed-politics
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#ArundhatiRoy is right, not Wim Wenders – here are eight films that have changed #politics
From ‘honour’ killings to nuclear war, some screen works have led directly legislative action – despite what jury head Wenders suggested at the Berlin #film festivalhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/13/films-that-have-changed-politics
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a post from FB
#StopGazaGenocide
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#AntiZionismIsNotAntisemitism
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestineIsNotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSeaIsNotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #news #politics
#film #cinema #Berlinale
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a post from FB
#StopGazaGenocide
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#AntiZionismIsNotAntisemitism
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestineIsNotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSeaIsNotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #news #politics
#film #cinema #Berlinale
#ArundhatiRoy #WimWenders #BerlinFilmFestival -
“I am shocked and disgusted,” #ArundhatiRoy wrote, adding that she believed “artists, writers and filmmakers should be doing everything in their power to stop” the war in #Gaza.
“Let me say this clearly: what has happened in Gaza, what continues to happen, is a genocide of the #Palestinian people by the State of #Israel,” she wrote.
The war is “supported and funded by the governments of the United States and #Germany, as well as several other countries in Europe ..."
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“I am shocked and disgusted,” #ArundhatiRoy wrote, adding that she believed “artists, writers and filmmakers should be doing everything in their power to stop” the war in #Gaza.
“Let me say this clearly: what has happened in Gaza, what continues to happen, is a genocide of the #Palestinian people by the State of #Israel,” she wrote.
The war is “supported and funded by the governments of the United States and #Germany, as well as several other countries in Europe ..."
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"Filmmakers have to stay out of politics" : what a silly remark!
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[Al Jazeera] - #ArundhatiRoy ‘shocked’ by jury’s #Gaza remarks, quits Berlin film festivalJury chair #WimWenders said filmmakers ‘have to stay out of politics’ when asked about German support for Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza
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Arundhati Roy Departs Berlin Film Festival Over Gaza Stance
Indian author Arundhati Roy left the Berlin Film Festival because of comments about Gaza. She said artists should speak about politics.
#ArundhatiRoy, #BerlinFilmFestival, #Gaza, #ArtAndPolitics, #FilmMaking
https://newsletter.tf/arundhati-roy-berlin-film-festival-gaza-2026-02-13/
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Arundhati Roy Departs Berlin Film Festival Over Gaza Stance
Indian author Arundhati Roy left the Berlin Film Festival because of comments about Gaza. She said artists should speak about politics.
#ArundhatiRoy, #BerlinFilmFestival, #Gaza, #ArtAndPolitics, #FilmMaking
https://newsletter.tf/arundhati-roy-berlin-film-festival-gaza-2026-02-13/
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Author Arundhati Roy has left the Berlin Film Festival. She said she was unhappy with comments made by the festival's jury president, Wim Wenders. He said filmmakers should not get involved in politics, especially concerning the Gaza conflict. Roy believes art and politics are connected.
#ArundhatiRoy, #BerlinFilmFestival, #Gaza, #ArtAndPolitics, #FilmMaking
https://newsletter.tf/arundhati-roy-berlin-film-festival-gaza-2026-02-13/
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Author Arundhati Roy has left the Berlin Film Festival. She said she was unhappy with comments made by the festival's jury president, Wim Wenders. He said filmmakers should not get involved in politics, especially concerning the Gaza conflict. Roy believes art and politics are connected.
#ArundhatiRoy, #BerlinFilmFestival, #Gaza, #ArtAndPolitics, #FilmMaking
https://newsletter.tf/arundhati-roy-berlin-film-festival-gaza-2026-02-13/
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Asshole. Win Wenders Asshole. Yes, this works. I dont know why she quit, she should have told Wenders to.leave.
I will. "Hey Wenders, youre fired. No.one needs you here."
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Indian writer Arundhati Roy says she was cancelling her planned participation in the Berlin Film Festival over comments from jury president Wim Wenders that the festival had to “stay out of politics.”
