The blog is back, and so am I! I am writing this on the island of Curacao in the Caribbean. I have been on tour with three other writers: Helon Habila of Nigeria and the United States, Rodaan Al-Galidi of Iraq and The Netherlands and David Van Reybrouck of Belgium. Courtesy of Writers Unlimited, who organise the Winternachten Festival in The Hague, we have been doing some mad island-hopping: we travelled to Aruba and St Maarten as well as to Curacao to attend three literary festivals. It has been one of those life changing weeks. I have much to think about writing, being a writer, history and memory. I will be sharing some of my reflections in the coming week, but in the meantime, here are some stunning pictures from what is now my favorite Caribbean island.
