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Odysseus heroically leaves to fight at Troy. In so doing he deserts his wife and, shamefully, his son, Telemachus. Sarah Howe explores the parallels with family life in China today.

In China today many children are left in rural villages with grandparents while their parents work vast distances away in the coastal cities. Odysseus, similarly, abandons his son Telemachus and goes to war. Sarah Howe, winner of the T. S.Eliot Award, was born in Hong Kong. In her response to 蜜芽传媒r Telemachus is a Chinese girl left in the countryside. She wants to leave, but for reasons more complicated than to look for her father.

Producer: Julian May.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 27 Apr 2017 00:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 4

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Credits

Writer Sarah Howe
Producer Julian May

Broadcasts

  • Wed 26 Apr 2017 09:45
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 27 Apr 2017 00:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 4