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Not Just Russians, Not Just Jews: On New Works by Irina Reyn, Boris Fishman, and David Bezmozgis
On “Mother Country” by Irina Reyn, “Savage Feast” by Boris Fishman, and “Immigrant City” by David Bezmozgis.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
I Embrace You All: Ronald M. Schernikau and the Queer Left
A look at the writing of Ronald M. Schernikau, a unique figure within the German left whose homosexuality inspired a Whitmanesque expansive politics.
How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Western?
Krithika Varagur looks at two recent women-centric Westerns and attest to the quintessentially American genre’s enduring vitality abroad.
Humanizing the Headlines: On Olivier Kugler’s “Escaping Wars and Waves”
Megan N. Liberty reviews Olivier Kugler's "Escaping Wars and Waves: Encounters with Syrian Refugees."
The Never-Ending Search for Transcendence: A Conversation with Peter Stamm
GD Dess speaks with Peter Stamm about his “optimistic belief in the possibility of transcendence.”
What Is Good in Man Is Love: An Interview with Elias Khoury
A lion of Lebanese literature reflects on art, religion, memory, and pain.
Populism, Democracy, and Neofascism: Two Essays
LARB presents two recent essays by Jean-Luc Nancy, translated from the French by Sarah Clift.
His Majesty: On Vladimir Sorokin’s “Day of the Oprichnik”
Why Vladimir Sorokin’s short and savage “Day of the Oprichnik” is as relevant today as it was when it was first released.
Love in the Time of Slavery: On Ayesha Harruna Attah’s “The Hundred Wells of Salaga”
Rayyan Al-Shawaf reviews the layered and thought-provoking novel "The Hundred Wells of Salaga" by Ayesha Harruna Attah.
The Jewish Body in Pain
Sunny S. Yudkoff’s cultural lens is intriguing, but her close readings of literary works are what enliven "Tubercular Capital."
An Old God in a New World: On Chigozie Obioma’s “An Orchestra of Minorities”
Kate Harlin reviews "An Orchestra of Minorities," the latest novel by Chigozie Obioma.
One Worshipper Is Not Superior to Another
A years-long visual investigation into how Iraq War blowback is playing out in Egypt, the second-largest recipient of US military aid.
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