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A Sane Man in a Demented Age: On Julian Barnes’s “The Man in the Red Coat”
Richard M. Cho appreciates "The Man in the Red Coat," the new biography of Samuel Jean Pozzi by Julian Barnes.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Man Seeking Doppelgänger: On Peter Stamm’s “The Sweet Indifference of the World”
Ben Sandman reviews Peter Stamm’s recently released novel “The Sweet Indifference of the World,” translated by Michael Hofmann.
On the Power of Sisterhood and the Limits of Nostalgia: An Interview with Brazilian Director Karim Aïnouz
Eileen G’Sell interviews Karim Aïnouz, director of “Invisible Life.”
Just Dying for It: On Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories”
Bob Blaisdell gets to the bottom of Leo Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories,” translated by Boris Dralyuk.
A Personal Journey: On “Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World”
A political memoir of 15 years spent in exile.
Confessions of a Weapon: On Being a TV Chat Show Host in Iran
Former talk show host Paul Ingram talks about his time in Tehran.
Holding Its Own: On Deepa Anappara’s “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line”
Sana Goyal reviews Deepa Anappara’s debut novel, “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line.”
On Being Raised by New Critics in a Small Indian Town
What literary studies lost when the New Critics were dethroned.
A Sovereignty Full of Holes: Russian Perspectives on Putin’s Russia
Daniel Treisman surveys three recent books that offer Russian perspectives on the Putin regime’s activities at home and abroad.
An Eye to the Future: On Édouard Glissant’s “Sun of Consciousness”
Matt Reeck explores the boundless imagination of Édouard Glissant.
A Guide to Restoring Faith in Democracy
Steven Lavine reviews "In Defence of Democracy," a recently published book by Roslyn Fuller.
The Keys to Paradise: On Children, Martyrdom, and War
An Iranian American’s reflections on Flight 752.
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