‘It’s not a document that anyone can see or get hold of, rather, it’s the way I’ve broken things down to guide me and my anxiety along. The extroverts are a loud, 25-strong Lebanese clan – all of us living in three houses side-by-side on the same street in Punchbowl, south western Sydney, roaming freely onto each other’s properties, with detached fences and no clear borders.’

 

In this episode Rawah Arja presents an essay on family life at her home in Punchbowl, Western Sydney.

 

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Read Rawah’s essay ‘An Introvert’s Guide to Surviving an Arab Family of Extroverts’ on the SRB website.

Find more of her work at her website: rawaharjaauthor.com

Follow her on Instagram @rawaharja

 

Our producer is Allison Chan. Sound design and mixing by Elina Godwin.

 

Visit sydneyreviewofbooks.com/podcast for show notes.

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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work, the Burramattagal people of the Darug nation and the Gadigal people of the Eora nation We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded, and the struggles for justice are ongoing. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands this digital platform reaches.

&lsquo;It&rsquo;s not a document that anyone can see or get hold of, rather, it&rsquo;s the way I&rsquo;ve broken things down to guide me and my anxiety along. The extroverts are a loud, 25-strong Lebanese clan &ndash; all of us living in three houses side-by-side on the same street in Punchbowl, south western Sydney, roaming freely onto each other&rsquo;s properties, with detached fences and no clear borders.&rsquo;
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In this episode Rawah Arja presents an essay on family life at her home in Punchbowl, Western Sydney.
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Read Rawah&rsquo;s essay &lsquo;<a href="https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/introverts-guide-to-surviving-arab-family-extroverts/">An Introvert&rsquo;s Guide to Surviving an Arab Family of Extroverts</a>&rsquo; on the SRB website.
Find more of her work at her <a href="https://www.rawaharjaauthor.com/">website</a>: rawaharjaauthor.com
Follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rawaharja/">Instagram</a> @rawaharja
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Our producer is Allison Chan. Sound design and mixing by Elina Godwin.
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Visit <a href="https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/podcast/">sydneyreviewofbooks.com/podcast</a> for show notes.
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work, the Burramattagal people of the Darug nation and the Gadigal people of the Eora nation We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded, and the struggles for justice are ongoing. We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands this digital platform reaches.

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Each week the Sydney Review of Books publishes criticism and essays by Australia&rsquo;s best writers &ndash; and now we&rsquo;ve got a podcast to match. It&rsquo;s about what writers do to make books, essays and poems &ndash; and what they do to make a living. Settle in for audio essays, conversations and documentary featuring some of our favourite local writers.

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