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A Hope Machine: On Jeffrey Brooks’s “The Firebird and the Fox: Russian Culture under Tsars and Bolsheviks”
Caryl Emerson pursues “The Firebird and the Fox: Russian Culture under Tsars and Bolsheviks” by Jeffrey Brooks.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
An Inverse Journey: On Elena Ferrante’s “The Lying Life of Adults”
Rachel Duboff reviews “The Lying Life of Adults,” the new book by Elena Ferrante and translated by Ann Goldstein.
Wildly Intertwined: On Oksana Zabuzhko’s “Your Ad Could Go Here: Stories”
Olena Jennings finds poetry in “Your Ad Could Go Here: Stories” by Oksana Zabuzhko, translated from Ukrainian.
Afrofuturism, Africanfuturism, and the Language of Black Speculative Literature
Hope Wabuke considers the future of Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism.
Love and Courage, or On Being a Literary Editor in Today’s Istanbul: A Conversation with Mustafa Çevikdoğan and Mehmet Erte
Two major literary editors discuss the publishing scene in contemporary Turkey.
The Conspiracy on Pushkin Street: The Costs of Humor in the USSR
Jonathan Waterlow considers the high cost of humor under repressive regimes.
An Alternative Common Sense: Notes on Carlo Michelstaedter’s Philosophy
Dylan J. Montanari parses “The Wreckage of Philosophy,” the new book by Mimmo Cangiano on Carlo Michelstaedter’s thought.
Posthuman Fascism
Samir Gandesha on how today’s fascisms break from the past.
To Ascend into Secrets: Speaking the Pandemic
Ian Dreiblatt traces “the surprising, powerful change that can be driven by a crisis of human proximities.”
Commerce and Politics at Sea
An accessible yet sophisticated introduction to the history of maritime trade in the Arabian Peninsula.
Upending the Travelogue: A Conversation with Sophy Roberts
Sophy Roberts goes on an untraditional quest.
Rapt Rereadings
Viv Groskop’s new book is a passionate love letter to the classics of French literature.
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