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India’s Lockdown of the Mind
Anandi Mishra reviews Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee's essay collection about COVID-19 in India, "The Town Slowly Empties."
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
“The Doctor of Cult Urology”: A Conversation with Vladimir Paperny
Sasha Razor interviews bilingual author, designer, architectural historian, culturologist, and video journalist Vladimir Paperny.
On Censorship in Kashmir
India censors Kashmir’s writers and intellectuals, but they continue to chase the truth.
The Failed Success of the Postcolonial Reader
In India, English is the language of aspiration, of power and mobility.
The Hazards of Immersive Journalism: A Conversation with Sonia Faleiro
An acclaimed Indian author of narrative nonfiction discusses the challenges and ethics of her craft.
Treasures of the Tongue: An Excerpt from “Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History”
LARB presents an excerpt from “Dancing on Ropes: Translators and the Balance of History” by Anna Aslanyan.
Translating Against World Literature
Nicholas Glastonbury wonders whether translators can afford to wage insurgency against World Literature.
In the Absence of a Native Land: On Ty McCormick’s “Beyond the Sand and Sea”
Kristen Schott reviews "Beyond the Sand and Sea," the new book by Ty McCormick.
“Overlapping Time Frames and Levels of Reality”: A Conversation with Damion Searls
Kathleen Maris Paltrineri speaks to award-winning translator Damion Searls, who learned Norwegian in order to render the works of Jon Fosse.
Narrative Justice for Hong Kong: On “Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong”
Gina Tam reviews “Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong,” edited by Holmes Chan.
The Meaning of Lokman Slim
A brave and controversial activist was assassinated in South Lebanon. What does his death mean for a country already on the brink?
Growing in All Directions
Two new novels of the Arab diaspora capture the traumas of migration and displacement.
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