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Melancholy’s the Word: On C. A. Davids’s “How to Be a Revolutionary”
Hilary Lynd reviews South African author C. A. Davids’s latest novel, “How to Be a Revolutionary.”
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
The Shadow of Annihilation: On W. G. Sebald
Alex Harvey explores the hidden treasures of memory in the work of W. G. Sebald.
Seemingly Ordinary Diction: On Leonid Schwab’s “Everburning Pilot”
Stephanie Sandler sorts through Russian poet Leonid Schwab’s collection “Everburning Pilot,” edited by Alexander Spektor, Anton Tenser, and Sibelan Forrester, and translated by many hands.
The Inner Lives of Others: On Peter C. Baker’s “Planes”
Toral Jatin Gajarawala assesses Peter C. Baker’s experimental novel “Planes,” about terrorism and interlinked lives.
Breaking into English
Lily Meyer on the hard work of translators and editors that brings international literature to English-language readers.
Copiously: On Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy” and Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies”
Paul Vangelisti appreciates the poetic voyages in Kyle Harvey’s “Cosmographies” and Dolores Dorantes’s “Copy,” translated by Robin Myers.
Finding Love Amid War: On Shahé Mankerian’s “History of Forgetfulness” and Vahe Berberian’s “Diary of a Dead Man”
Raffi Joe Wartanian reviews new books by two Armenian American writers, Shahé Mankerian and Vahe Berberian.
Decolonizing History and Its Telling: A Conversation with Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Bhakti Shringarpure speaks with Kenyan novelist Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor about the richness of East African writing and history.
Literature in Afghanistan: A Dream Gone to Ruins
Afghan author Homeira Qaderi on the sorry fate of literature under the Taliban regime.
The Great Transylvanian Novel? On Gábor Vida’s “Story of a Stammer”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Hungarian author Gábor Vida’s autofictional novel “Story of a Stammer,” translated by Jozefina Komporaly.
Can Africans Write Millennial Fiction?
Masiyaleti Mbewe on the rich range (and critical neglect) of millennial fiction in Africa.
“Telling Stories That Feel True”: A Conversation with Dur e Aziz Amna
Sana Goyal talks with Dur e Aziz Amna about her debut novel, “American Fever.”
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