Book of my Life: Zoya Miari on 'The Choice: Embrace the Possible' by Edith Eva Egar

This is the Book of My Life podcast, in which writers talk about their favorite book: the book that inspires or moves them, and that has shaped their artistic, moral, or intellectual compass. In short, the book they would recommend to everyone. This podcast is a rebroadcast of the live program, part of the annual Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival in The Hague.

In this series of the Book of My Life podcast, we bring back recent conversations recorded during the Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival 2026 in The Hague.

In this episode, Zoya Miari chose Edith Eva Eger's The Choice: Embrace the Possible as her favourite book. Eger was sixteen when she was deported to Auschwitz in 1944. She was forced to dance for Mengele. Her fearlessness helped her and her sister survive. In The Choice, she shares her war memories and remarkable stories of those she has helped as a psychologist to free themselves from their own thoughts, and how everyone can ultimately choose freedom.

This podcast is released in connection with the upcoming Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival (21–24 January 2027). Listen to the podcast here or on your favorite podcast platform.

About Writers Unlimited
Every year, more than one hundred authors, poets, spoken word artists, and musicians take part in the Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival, held throughout The Hague during the third week of January in theaters, libraries, and schools. The festival focuses on live performances of poetry, storytelling, and spoken word. Authors also engage in conversations inspired by their recent books and current themes. In addition, Writers Unlimited hosts monthly Writers Series events in The Hague, bringing together writers, journalists, thinkers, poets, artists, and audiences to exchange literary work, experiences, dreams, and ideas across cultural and linguistic boundaries.

For more information, visit Writers Unlimited.

Credits

Host: Mahat Arab
Guest: Zoya Miari
Cover design: Eindeloos Ontwerp

Book of My Life is a program by Writers Unlimited.