Jordan Elgrably is the Editor of The Markaz Review. He's at work on a novel about Syrian refugees, and a collection of interviews with novelists among whom are James Baldwin, Nadine Gordimer, and Milan Kundera. He divides his time between California and Montpellier, France.
Jordan Elgrably
Articles
Hope Is Our Last Resort: On Mona Simpson’s “Commitment”
Jordan Elgrably reviews Mona Simpson’s new novel “Commitment.”
Trump Derangement Syndrome, or How I Learned to Love America: On Ayad Akhtar’s “Homeland Elegies”
Jordan Elgrably reviews "Homeland Elegies," the new book from Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar.
Land of Poets and Bones: Spain’s Desmemoria
The saga of an artistic family in Franco’s Spain raises questions about reconciliation.
Septemberland, How to Find Your Way in a Post-9/11 Dystopian World
Jordan Elgrably reviews "When All Else Fails" by Rayyan Al-Shawaf and "When We Were Arabs" by Massoud Hayoun.
The Beirut-Paris Express: Yasmine Hamdan on Tour
Jordan Elgrably interviews Arab singer-songwriter Yasmine Hamdan.
Are Muslims the New Blacks? “Native Believer” Rips Open the Post-9/11 World
Jordan Elgrably on Ali Eteraz's "Native Believer."
Los Angeles, Fresno, and the Misanthrope
Not just another dark Hollywood satire: Aris Janigian and his "Waiting for Lipchitz at Chateau Marmont."
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