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Lamentations of the Woman: Irreverent Feminism in Therese Bohman’s “Eventide”
It’s not your mother’s feminism in Therese Bohman’s “Eventide.”
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Navigating “The Epic City”
A multifarious portrait of a giant South Asian city.
Papa Césaire’s Long Shadow: On “The Complete Poetry of Aimé Césaire”
André Naffis-Sahely reviews “The Complete Poetry of Aimé Césaire,” edited by Clayton Eshleman and A. J. Arnold.
The Art of Nameless Violence
"At the moment, it seems as if only Muslim countries in whose wars the West is involved can produce artists for the global market."
The Dichotomy of Remembrance: Négar Djavadi’s “Disoriental”
Azarin Sadegh reviews Négar Djavadi's debut novel.
Complex Harmonies: On Olga Tokarczuk’s “Flights”
Eileen Battersby reviews “Flights,” a novel by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Croft.
A Brand New Beginning: “Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry”
Christopher Janigian reviews “Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry.”
Missed Connections: Hanne Ørstavik’s “Love”
Despite its brevity, Hanne Ørstavik's "Love," effectively rendered into English by Martin Aitken, demands and deserves total concentration.
Stepping into the Void: A New Agenda for Global Labor
Pranab Bardhan suggests a way forward for the global working class.
A Wider World of Reading
Kristin Van Tassel explores Juan Villoro's "The Wild Book."
Identity as Irreconcilable Collage in Carl Frode Tiller’s Epic “Encircling” Trilogy
Katharine Coldiron finds Carl Frode Tiller’s “Encircling 2” an incomparable intellectual escapade.
Always the Haunting Sound of a Train: On Filip David’s “The House of Remembering and Forgetting”
Eileen Battersby is ravished by “The House of Remembering and Forgetting,” a new novel by Filip David, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić.
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