God's Zoo: exiles' tales of migration, identity and belonging

(Vatican Radio) ‘God’s Zoo’ is the rather unusual title of a new book by Canadian writer Marius Kociejowski about the inner journeys of artists and exiles from different countries who all now live in London. Though the eyes of a Syrian sculptor, an Indian filmmaker, an Uzbeki musician or a Chinese poet, the author celebrates the multicultural lifeblood of London and explores complex questions of migration, identity and belonging.

Linda Bordoni spoke to Marius Kociejowski about the book, ‘God’s Zoo, Artists, Exiles, Londoners’ which was published on July 31st

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"It's about their lives before and after coming to London....I'm interested to what happens inside people when they make such a dramatic move.....they were dramatically different in each case....

I don't like conclusions very much, I like questions, I like voyages.....I think what this has in common with my two books on Syria is that I tend to travel through people.....a travel writer of sorts....

The title I found in Paul Tabori's 'The Anatomy of Exile'....I thought who wants to be described as being in a zoo but then I think we take the longer view - what creatures are to men, so are men to God and in this respect the title defines the human condition....."