A Hope Manifesto for Times of Resistance
Keli Goff is inspired by “The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela.”...
Irrational Authoritarianism: Ismail Kadare’s “The Traitor’s Niche”
Ani Kokobobo on an allegory of modern authoritarianism set in the Ottoman Empire....
Literature Is the Minefield of the Imagination: An Interview with Gabriela Alemán
Dick Cluster interviews Gabriela Alemán, the author of “Poso Wells.”...
Reconsidering Russia with “A Terrible Country” Novelist Keith Gessen
“A Terrible Country” novelist Keith Gessen discusses the heartbreak of dementia, the limits of historical context, and the truth about Putin’s Russia....
Archiving Revolution on 858.ma
Perwana Nazif discusses 858.ma, the Egyptian Revolution, and the radical potential in poor sound....
Unforgettable, Unrememberable: The Thammasat Massacre in Thailand
Testifying to a right-wing massacre of students in 1976 Thailand....
Fear of the Deeps: On Alain Guiraudie’s “Now the Night Begins”
Alain Guiraudie’s novel is perhaps more disturbing than his films, but Alex Wermer-Colan finds the queer cross-generational love story at its center....
Delight and Disgust: On the Contradictions and Complicities of Soccer
A new book on the poetics of soccer as lived experience....
Reclaiming Africa’s Stolen Histories Through Fiction
African historical fiction comes of age....
Fighting to Live: Vancouver’s Battle for Safe Injection Sites
Eleanor J. Bader talks to Travis Lupick, author of "Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction."...
The Truest Testament: On the Life and Art of Yuri Felsen
Bryan Karetnyk tells the tragic tale of Yuri Felsen, a Russian émigré author whose English-language debut is long overdue....
A Voice from the Caucasus: On Alisa Ganieva’s “Bride and Groom”
Yelena Furman reads “Bride and Groom,” a novel by the Dagestani author Alisa Ganieva, translated from the Russian by Carol Apollonio....
