He plays acoustic guitar and harmonica, and his songs are remarkable for the way he mixes sturdy melodies that often sound as accessible as western folk themes, with lyrics in his native language Tetum (thankfully translated in the sleeve notes), that deal with his country's painful history or the need for conservation.
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Stephen O’Connor’s Book Notes music playlist for his novel We Want So Much
to Be Ourselves
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"The protagonists in both my fiction and nonfiction narratives—including my
memoir—are almost always people who try to do the right thing and fail."
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