How to pronounce Miriam Toews: Tayvz (rhymes with waves)
Miriam Toews talks about her experiences growing up in a Mennonite community and how acting in Carlos Reygada's film Silent Light impacted her novel, Irma Voth.
In the video below, Miriam Toews talks about her experiences growing up in a Mennonite community and how acting in Carlos Reygada's film Silent Light impacted her novel, Irma Voth.
Miriam Toews on Mennonitism, acting in the film Silent Light, and writing Irma Voth
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