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BRIT(ISH) BY AFUA HIRSCH Defi ning and redefi ning identity in modern Britain

Where are you really from? No innocent question in a country that believes in its own ‘colour-blindness’ while simultaneously citing immigration as a national issue. In Brit(ish), Afua Hirsch’s searing i rst book, the writer and broadcaster interrogates the personal and political sides of the UK’s current identify crisis. Catch her chatting with journalist Chitra

Ramaswamy at the Edinburgh International Book Festival about the identities that make us from those often assigned, like race or gender, to the ones we dei ne for ourselves. And be sure to check out Identity Parades, the strand of events Hirsch has programmed for this year’s book festival. (Lynsey May) Spark Theatre (George Street), 14 Aug, 3.50pm, £12 (£10).

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