S5, Ep5 Eric Ngalle Charles: I Feel at Home Away from Home

Eric Ngalle Charles is a poet, author and playwright who has claimed asylum in Wales. His uplifting story describes how literature and creative writing helped him to overcome his hasty departure from Cameroon when he was 17, how he survived being a victim of human trafficking and living on the streets in Russia before eventually coming to live in Wales. He talks to author Jenny Valentine.

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Eric Ngalle Charles performs Death on the Third Floor at Hay Festival 2019

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