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Lemn Sissay: Een kind van de staat

Filmed Jun 2012 • Posted Oct 2012TEDxHousesofParliament
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De literatuur is altijd al gefascineerd geweest door pleegkinderen, geadopteerde kinderen en weeskinderen.. Van Mozes en Assepoester tot Oliver Twist en Harry Potter. Waarom schamen veel ouderloze kinderen zich voor hun verleden? Dichter en toneelschrijver Lemn Sissay vertelt zijn eigen aangrijpende verhaal.

An award-winning playwright and popular broadcaster in the UK, as well as the author of five poetry books, Lemn Sissay has a way with words. Full bio »

Translated into Dutch by Rik Delaet
Reviewed by Els De Keyser
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