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Apocalyptic Childhood: On Cixin Liu’s “Supernova Era”
Cixin Liu’s “Supernova Era” offers a tantalizing glimpse into another universe where parents won’t simply let their children die without a fight.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Narrative Economies
Chang-Min Yu reviews Joseph Jonghyun Jeon’s volume on Korean cinema and its rendering of global economic logics through film language and narrative.
Privilege Nostalgia: Reading Beckett During Brexit
What does the central role of literary disinheritance in Beckett's work teach us about those who voted for Brexit?
Bosnia’s Mosques Without Muslims
The rebuilding of destroyed mosques is Bosnia is one part of a long project of genocide prevention.
Small Comforts and Brief Glimpses of Beauty: On Etgar Keret’s “Fly Already”
Ben Libman is impressed by Etgar Keret's new short story collection, "Fly Already," which is less Kafka and more Coen Brothers.
Like a Dog
In his review of two recent books, Cass R. Sunstein considers what it means to be “like a dog.”
The Body Is a Battlefield: On Maaza Mengiste’s “The Shadow King”
Francesca Capossela appreciates “The Shadow King” by Maaza Mengiste, which explores the role women played in the Ethiopian resistance to Italian invasion.
The Inhospitable Wilderness of António Lobo Antunes’s “Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water”
Nick Burns wades into the “inhospitable wilderness” of António Lobo Antunes’s experimental new novel, "Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water."
Delicate Mundanity: On Maxim Osipov’s “Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories”
Helen Stuhr-Rommereim on the Chekhovian stories of Maxim Osipov's "Rock, Paper, Scissors."
The Curse of Memory: Yoko Ogawa’s “The Memory Police”
For a novel that’s under 300 pages, Yoko Ogawa's "The Memory Police" is remarkably layered and rich without feeling cluttered.
What Voices Carry: On Christos Ikonomou and Yuz Aleshkovsky
Leeore Schnairsohn reflects on the voices of Christos Ikonomou’s “Good Will Come From the Sea” and Yuz Aleshkovsky’s “Nikolai Nikolaevich and Camouflage.”
Picking Children’s Pockets: An Interview with Dina Nayeri
A personal story about fleeing the Iranian Revolution is also an indictment of Western immigration policy.
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