Meaning of Own Voices | Babel Free
Definitions
A literary movement centering books (particularly children's and young-adult fiction) about marginalized people written by authors of the same group.
Examples
““The Hate⟳ U Give⟳” is an “Own⟳ Voices” book, which means that it's about a diverse character and is written by an author from the same diverse group.”
“Own⟳ voices story about autism, dating and the joy of growing up.”
“An Own⟳ Voices title set⟳ in present-day Chennai, India, modelled on the Vadapalani Market near where the author grew up.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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