Michael Friedrich

Michael Friedrich is a writer living in Brooklyn who covers culture and social justice.

Trading in the Emotional Economy: On Elvia Wilk’s “Oval”
Elvia Wilk's new novel, "Oval," is a blistering diagnosis of how today’s social structures have shaped us.
Michael FriedrichAug 9, 2019
- Fiction
Justin Grimbol on Climbing Icy Driveways and Settling Down to Write
Michael Friedrich talks to Justin Grimbol about his new novella, Impossible Driveways, and the influence chronic anxiety and marriage have had on his work.
Michael FriedrichFeb 19, 2019
Suffering Visible: The Ravages of Postcolonial Capitalism in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s “This Mournable Body”
In her sly, layered novel “This Mournable Body,” Tsitsi Dangarembga forces the reader’s perspective toward both violence and its humane alternatives.
Michael FriedrichSep 14, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
Uncomfortably Numb: On Kate Cole-Adams’ Anesthesia and the Problems of Consciousness
Michael Friedrich on Kate Cole Adams' "Anesthesia" and the problems of consciousness.
Michael FriedrichDec 6, 2017

Trading in the Emotional Economy: On Elvia Wilk’s “Oval”