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

— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet

“Unless We Make Some Place”: On Andy Croft’s “The Years of Anger: The Life of Randall Swingler”
Robert Chandler delves into “The Years of Anger,” a biography of the unjustly neglected British poet Randall Swingler, by Andy Croft.
Robert ChandlerMay 8, 2020
- Around the World
- Biography & Autobiography
Diversity and Hierarchy: On Graciliano Ramos’s “São Bernardo”
Arthur Ivan Bravo visits “São Bernardo,” the recently re-translated novel by Graciliano Ramos.
Arthur Ivan BravoMay 7, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Sleight of Hand: On Meena Kandasamy’s “When I Hit You” and “Exquisite Cadavers”
Stephanie Sy-Quia looks at two recent novels from Meena Kandasamy, “When I Hit You” and “Exquisite Cadavers.”
Stephanie Sy-QuiaMay 6, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Histories of Violence: The Violence of Denial — Rwanda and the Lived Memory of Genocide
Brad Evans speaks with Linda Melvern, whose latest book is “Intent to Deceive: Denying the Genocide of the Tutsi.”
Brad EvansMay 4, 2020
- Around the World
- Histories of Violence
On the Importance of People and Place: An Encounter with Sarah Davis-Goff
Luke Cassidy talks to writer Sarah Davis-Goff and considers her new novel, "Last Ones Left Alive."
Luke CassidyMay 2, 2020
Bong Joon-ho: Love in the Time of Capitalism
Dan Hassler-Forest looks at the recent work of Academy Award winner Bong Joon-ho.
Dan Hassler-ForestMay 1, 2020
A Post-Existential Chronicle of Post-Industrial France: On Nicolas Mathieu’s “And Their Children After Them”
A review of "And Their Children After Them," a novel by Nicolas Mathieu translated by William Rodarmor.
Joshua ArmstrongApr 30, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Books to Hold and Hold On to: Kaouther Adimi’s “Our Riches”
Abby Walthausen appreciates “Our Riches” by Kaouther Adimi, translated from the French by Chris Andrews.
Abby WalthausenApr 29, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Europe’s Victimhood Olympics
Michael Colborne reviews Jelena Subotić’s “Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance After Communism.”
Michael ColborneApr 29, 2020
The Nose Nose: On Gogol’s “And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon: Essential Stories”
Bob Blaisdell reviews “And the Earth Will Sit on the Moon,” the recently published collection of stories by Nikolai Gogol.
Bob BlaisdellApr 27, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Symphonies Silenced, Sonatas Streamed: The State of Classical Music During COVID-19
Melissa Chan considers the state of classical music in the age of coronavirus.
Melissa ChanApr 27, 2020
Leo Tolstoy’s Children’s Stories Will Devastate Your Children and Make You Want to Die
On the bleak tales of Leo Tolstoy's "The Lion and the Puppy: And Other Stories for Children."
John Byron KuhnerApr 26, 2020
- Around the World
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature