The conflict between tradition and modernity, between codes of distinct cultures, is the ideal place for artistic creation and the construction of our own identity. In the case of the author, reading has embodied a refuge-space for observing reality, and writing has enabled her to take advantage of the intercultural experience. But writers at this intersection between two cultures (emigrants or children of emigrants) run several risks related precisely to their status. The risk of self-exoticisation consists of basing the story on the description of traditions and details of local customs. There can also be misunderstandings in how works of literature are received, as many readers are far removed from the vision the writer seeks to offer. In any case, what defines literature, independently of its geographical origin, is its reflection on universal themes with the aim of understanding the common background inherent in the human condition.

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