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Language and Literature
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Bringing Cultural Riches
Refugees contribute to the culture of their host community. Some are well-known artists, painters, poets or novelists. Dante Alighieri created the major part of his work during his exile. Playwright Bertold Brecht, authors Thomas Mann and Franz Kafka, poets Pablo Neruda and Jorge Semprun, musician Miguel Angel Estrellas, painters Lucian Freud and Remedios Varo - all suffered periods of exile which, in some cases, deeply colored their work. The theme of exile can be studied in literature, the history of music and art. Texts addressing refugee issues can also be used in language courses.
| 9-11 year olds | Refugee Children |
| 12-14 year olds | The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig |
| 15-18 year olds | The Depiction of Refugee Experience in Literature |