Around the World

"For a long time now I haven't been I."

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

A Second, Silent Language: A Conversation with Jon Fosse
Remo Verdickt and Emiel Roothooft speak with Norwegian author Jon Fosse about his novel collection “Septology I-VII.”
Emiel Roothooft, Remo VerdicktDec 31, 2022
Transpacific Connections and Competitions: On Ying Zhu’s “Hollywood in China” and Daryl Joji Maeda’s “Like Water”
Aynne Kokas reviews two recent books about the intersection of China and Hollywood: Ying Zhu’s “Hollywood in China: Behind the Scenes of the World’s Largest Movie Market” and Daryl Joji Maeda’s “Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee.”
Aynne KokasDec 27, 2022
What Is the Secret of Chernivtsi?: A Conversation with Ihor Pomerantsev
Kate Tsurkan speaks with Ihor Pomerantsev about the literary vitality of Ukraine and the value of poetry during wartime.
Kate TsurkanDec 26, 2022
- Around the World
- Poetry
Whatever Weapon: On Gender and Italian Literature
Janna Brancolini discusses the dynamic relationship between restrictive Italian gender roles, Italy’s biggest literary prize, and the nation's history of women writers, who have rarely won it.
Janna BrancoliniDec 23, 2022
Persecution Mania: On Alisa Ganieva’s “Offended Sensibilities”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Alisa Ganieva’s 2018 novel “Offended Sensibilities,” translated from the Russian by Carol Apollonio.
Cory OldweilerDec 23, 2022
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- Fiction
War Is a Structure: On Jamil Jan Kochai’s “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories”
Najwa Mayer reviews Jamil Jan Kochai’s new collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories.”
Najwa MayerDec 20, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
Desire for a Proper Life: On Cho Nam-joo’s “Saha”
Sheila McClear reviews South Korean author Cho Nam-joo’s new novel “Saha,” translated by Jamie Chang.
Sheila McClearDec 15, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Masks of Xi Jinping: On Alfred L. Chan’s “Xi Jinping” and Joseph Torigian’s “Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion”
Who is Xi Jinping and what comes after? Martin Laflamme reviews Alfred L. Chan’s biography of Xi Jinping and Joseph Torigian’s study of power struggles in the Soviet Union and the PRC.
Martin LaflammeDec 2, 2022
A Romanian Daedalus’ Surrealist Labyrinth: On Mircea Cărtărescu’s “Solenoid”
Ben Hooyman reviews Mircea Cărtărescu’s “Solenoid.”
Ben HooymanNov 27, 2022
- Around the World
- Literary Fiction
A Garden in This Wretched World: On László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ottilie Mulzet’s new translation of László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East.”
Cory OldweilerNov 26, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Archival Abyss of Pinochet’s Chile: On Nona Fernández’s “Space Invaders”
Josh Weeks reviews Chilean author Nona Fernández’s novel “Space Invaders,” translated by Natasha Wimmer.
Josh WeeksNov 24, 2022
Nada Que Ver: On Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs’s “Abecedario de Juárez”
José Luis Benavides reviews “Abecedario de Juárez: An Illustrated Lexicon” by Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs, with translations by Alice L. Driver.
José Luis BenavidesNov 21, 2022

Around the World

"For a long time now I haven't been I."— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

"For a long time now I haven't been I."

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet