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An Architect of Dreams: On Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Devil on the Cross”
Tope Folarin looks at Ngugi wa Thiong'o's "Devil on the Cross," which is being reissued this month by Penguin.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
An Interview with Kanishk Tharoor
The values Kanishk Tharoor inherited — and the growing threats to those values — are reflected in “Swimmer Among the Stars.”
Reading “The Stranger” in Tehran: An Interview with Mohammad Hekmat
Robert Zaretsky interviews Mohammad Hekmat, an English-to-Farsi translator, about Camus, cultural differences, and censorship.
“Comrade, Can You Paint My Horse?” Soviet Kids’ Books Today
Ainsley Morse takes “The Fire Horse,” a collection of Soviet-era children’s poems translated by Eugene Ostashevsky, for a ride.
Word Power
Brian K. Goodman on Timothy Garton Ash's "Free Speech."
No More Utopias
Gail Pellett reviews Beverley Hooper’s new book on foreigners in China.
Predator of Press Freedom v. Prisoner of Conscience
Elle Kurancid on photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as “Shawkan,” who the Egyptian government has detained for years for photographing protests.
The Whole Point About War: On Lara Pawson’s “This Is the Place to Be”
Houman Barekat on journalist Lara Pawson's memoir, "This Is the Place to Be."
A New Year Round Robin from Myanmar 2017
ko ko thett brings us another New Year’s letter from Jet Ni.
From Pacquiao to H-1B Visas: Global Asian Culture and America’s Shifting Identity
Corina Zappia on "Global Asian American Popular Cultures."
Tearing the Historic Fabric: The Destruction of Yemen’s Cultural Heritage
Frederick Deknatel reports on the disastrous impact of Saudi intervention on Yemen’s cultural heritage.
From Amman, An Unfinished Roll of Film
While in Amman, no detail seemed irrelevant or uninteresting to me. It was all a lesson in immersive observation, and I intended to record all of it.
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