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Exploration and Devastation: On Un-su Kim’s “The Plotters”
Is late capitalism killing the hitman industry? Jedidiah Ayres reviews “The Plotters” by Un-su Kim.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Dostoyevsky
Andrew Fedorov thumbs through the works of a pair of saintly writers.
Love and Loss in the Sierra Maestra: On Tony Perrottet’s “¡Cuba Libre!”
Avoiding hagiographical impulses, Tony Perrottet’s "¡Cuba Libre!" remains grounded in the crude texture of everyday life during the Cuban Revolution.
The Catalan Paradox, Part II: Conversation with Translator Mary Ann Newman
A series of conversations on the state of Catalan literature. In this edition, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to translator Mary Ann Newman.
The Ultimate Self-Own: On Joel Golby’s “Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant”
Cathryn Setz takes stock of “Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant,” a collection of essays by Joel Golby.
A Brecht for Our Time: On “The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht”
Yuval Sharon reviews the massive "The Collected Poems of Bertolt Brecht," recently released by Liveright.
Damaged Intimacies: Sally Rooney’s “Normal People”
Anna E. Clark reveals the ache at the heart of Sally Rooney’s “Normal People.”
Round Numbers in Latin American History: 1992 and 2021
“He was a skilled sailor, but his ideological compass was thoroughly medieval.” Lois Parkinson Zamora on Christopher Columbus and Hernán Cortés.
Meant to Be Understood: On César Aira’s Complete Translated Works
On the occasion of the publication of "Birthday," Kamil Ahsan surveys the many fictions of César Aira that are available in English.
The Tale of the Tasaday, as Seen on TV
"The Book of Paradise Has No Author" blends media criticism and historical scholarship to tell the splintered story of the Tasaday.
Currents of Revolution: On Julius S. Scott’s “The Common Wind”
Malkah Bressler reviews Julius S. Scott's "The Common Wind," a classic of 18th-century Caribbean scholarship, now published 30 years after being written.
A Hymn to Life: On “Shatila Stories”
Isaac Nowell relishes “Shatila Stories,” a “hymn to life” written in the Shatila refugee camp in southern Beirut.
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