Home / News / Taħt il-Qoxra: Lou Drofenik Back to News Taħt il-Qoxra: Lou Drofenik Audiovisual • Initiatives • News • Taħt il-Qoxra 27th April, 2020 Fil-programm ta’ dil-ġimgħa mis-sensiela Taħt il-Qoxra Rachelle Deguara tkellmet ma’ Lou Drofenik. Mal-mistiedna tkellimna dwar l-esperjenza tal-emigrazzjoni fil-ħajja attwali u fil-kitba tagħha, dwar ir-riċerka akkademika tal-awtriċi dwar emigranti nisa, l-irwol tan-nostalġija minkejja esperjenza emigratorja li rnexxiet, u dwar l-involviment tal-kittieba f’movimenti għad-drittijiet tan-nisa fl-Awstralja, fost oħrajn. Isma’ l-intervista sħiħa hawnhekk. Lou Drofenik kibret Malta sakemm emigrat lejn l-Awstralja, u illumn tgħix f’Victoria. Għal ħafna snin kienet edukatriċi fi skejjel privati iżda issa tiddedika ħinha għal kitba full-time. Ir-rumanzi tagħha, li rebħu bosta premji, jesploraw aspetti differenti tal-kultura Maltija u l-esperjenza tal-imigrazzjoni. Hija rebħet il-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb fl-2017 bir-rumanz tagħha The Confectioner’s Daughter. Fl-2018 Lou ippubblikat The Reluctant Healer, u l-aktar xogħol reċenti tagħha huwa Echoes – Distant Voices, Distant Lives, ippubblikat fl-2019. Il-Kunsill Nazzjonalli tal-Ktieb jirringrazzja lill-PBS u lill-ħaddiema ta’ Radju Malta 1 għall-għajnuna bix-xandir tal-programm. SHARE POST Related Articles The 45 PLR Payment Is Out Public Lending Rights 9th April, 2026 Read More Call for Theatrical Adaptations of Maltese Books at the Malta Book Festival News 8th April, 2026 Read More The National Book Council Welcomes a New Manager News 7th April, 2026 Read More Subsidy Scheme for Printed Books is Now Launched News 1st April, 2026 Read More The National Book Prize 2026 List of Eligible Submissions is Now Out News 30th March, 2026 Read More Full Programme for the Annual Book Conference: Varied Group of Speakers Explore the Economic Realities of the Publishing Industry News 20th March, 2026 Read More Malta Book Fund 2026 Opens with Increased Budget Allocation and New Categories for Ebook and Audiobook Production Funds 17th March, 2026 Read More The National Book Council At The 2026 London Book Fair News 19th February, 2026 Read More Register now for the Annual Book Conference News 17th February, 2026 Read More Applying for Writing Residencies and Workshops Abroad: Free Zoom Session from UK Literary Agent News 12th February, 2026 Read More view all similar news
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