Suzanna Jansen

is a writer, researcher and storyteller. In her books, she explores the past because she wants to understand the present. She is interested in the lives of ordinary people and how major social developments affect them. As an engaging speaker, she also uses history to reveal the patterns underlying the major themes of our time, encouraging audiences to reflect. On the position and health of women, poverty, the necessity of making art, and what happens when war breaks out in your country.Drawing on her background in journalism and her theatre training, she combines in-depth expertise on the themes she explores with the storytelling power of a master storyteller. Building stories around complex themes to make them clear and relatable – in books, as a speaker, in audio, and more – is what she does best.