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Miriam Toews
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Miriam Toews

How to pronounce Miriam Toews: Tayvz (rhymes with waves)

An interview with Miriam Toews

Miriam Toews talks about her experiences growing up in a Mennonite community and how acting in Carlos Reygada's film Silent Light impacted her novel, Irma Voth.

In the video below, Miriam Toews talks about her experiences growing up in a Mennonite community and how acting in Carlos Reygada's film Silent Light impacted her novel, Irma Voth.

Miriam Toews on Mennonitism, acting in the film Silent Light, and writing Irma Voth

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    If you enjoyed:
    Irma Voth

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    Try:
    Portrait of an Unknown Woman
    by Vanora Bennett

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