Yannick Thoraval Yannick Thoraval i(13907664 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 ‘Lit Therapy’ in the Classroom : Writing about Trauma Can Be Valuable, If Done Right Yannick Thoraval , 2020 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 7 September 2020;

'Some of my students have been assaulted. Others have been homeless, jobless or broke, some suffer from depression, anxiety or grief. Some fight addiction, cancer or for custody. Many are in pain and they want to write about it.' 

1 1 y separately published work icon Home Truths : An Anthology of Refugee and Migrant Writing Yannick Thoraval (editor), Caroline Petit (editor), Camberwell : Yannick Thoraval , 2015 20050029 2015 anthology poetry essay short story

'Home Truths began as a project in lit therapy, an extension to trauma counseling. The result is a collection of stories, essays and poems written by a diverse group of refugee and migrant writers, mostly from Africa and Asia. The authors share first hand experiences of war and dislocation and of being at odds with one's own culture. Collectively, this book demonstrates the human desire to connect and build relationships is universal.' (Publication summary)

 

1 y separately published work icon The Current Yannick Thoraval , Australia : Yannick Thoraval , 2014 15972731 2014 single work novel

'When the president of a sinking tropical island calls on the world's most ingenious entrepreneurs to help save his people, Peter Van Dooren answers the call. Van Dooren's wealth and prestige mean that his family wants for nothing - except a husband and a father. As an engineer, he believes his idea can not only save the island and its people's way of life. It could also change the idea of nations and borders. After all, changing the world is what Van Dooren really wants. But playing God may cost him his fortune and his own family. While Van Dooren plots a world away, his wife, son and daughter sink deeper into their own personal abyss of retail therapy, amateur pornography and religious extremism. Everyone is adrift on the same tide of greed, lust and fear. This is the current that shapes the world. It always has; it always will. Is anyone strong enough to resist it?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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