In the midst of the world’s refugee crisis, storytelling conveys the colour, joy and tragedy of individual lives affected by migration. Matthew Condon meets three writers to discuss their critically acclaimed books that speak to the physical and psychological borders that govern our lives. Francisco Cantú’s The Line Becomes a River chronicles his time patrolling the US–Mexico border. Sofija Stefanovic’s Miss Ex-Yugoslavia details her childhood spent between Belgrade and Melbourne. Kapka Kassabova’s Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe examines the border zone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece.
Miss Ex-Yugoslavia
Unpolished Gem with a touch of Stasiland: a funny, dark and tender memoir about growing up between the lunacy of Yugoslavia’s civil war and suburban Australia.
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