‘Because I was trying to make sense of these things in order to move on in my life, I ended up spending a lot of time trying to figure out what linked them – and eventually I realised that what linked them was the difficulty that we have dealing with ambiguity in what feel like high stakes situations’ – Khin Myint.
In this Wheeler Centre podcast exclusive, hear former Next Chapter recipient Khin Myint in conversation with Anna Krien as they discuss Myint's Fragile Creatures.
Khin Myint is an Australian-Burmese writer from Perth. His debut memoir, Fragile Creatures, is about how his family tackled his sister’s wish to die as she fought a non-terminal illness. Fragile Creatures, is a family story told with humour, wonderment and complete honesty. This is a book about what happens when realities clash – it’s about care, truth and the hardest choices.
This conversation was recorded on Monday 17 June 2024 at The Wheeler Centre.
Featured music is ‘Traveling Again’ by Sarah the illstrumentalist.
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