Michael Adam Carroll

Michael Adam Carroll’s essays and reviews have appeared in Ploughshares online, The Millions, and Romance Quarterly, among others. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Born and raised in Guatemala, he now lives in San Francisco. You can find him at www.michaeladamcarroll.com.

The Rubble of Memory: On Francisco Goldman’s “Monkey Boy”

A character much like the author — Jewish, Guatemalan, American, journalist, novelist — looks back on the trauma of his life....

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Building Alternative Communities: On Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans”

"The Other Americans" sees Laila Lalami expand beyond the Moroccan experience, giving the reader a kaleidoscope of perspectives....

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Four Women’s Voices Reshaping Asian and Asian-American Immigrant Stories

Michael Adam Carroll champions the defiant voices of four contemporary Asian-American women novelists who are reshaping the tales of immigrant communities....

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