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Marrow in the Bones: Translating Döblin’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz”
Sophie Duvernoy on Alfred Döblin’s “Berlin Alexanderplatz,” a masterpiece of German modernism, and its translations into English.
Around the World
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Period Piece of the Present
Bruce Robbins on Raoul Peck's "The Young Karl Marx" and how it relates to the Global South.
Time and Trauma in Anne Raeff’s “Winter Kept Us Warm”
The passage of time is measured by trauma in Anne Raeff’s debut novel “Winter Kept Us Warm.”
The Long, Inescapable Tail of Terrorism
Benjamin Balint revels in the elegant gravity of Wendell Steavenson’s “Paris Metro.”
That Somber City: In Search of Saul Bellow’s Montréal
On Saul Bellow and the city of his early childhood.
A Fabulist Tour of “Awayland”
Ramona Ausubel’s “Awayland” weaves a beautiful tapestry of emotion and whimsy.
Crime and History in “The Widows of Malabar Hill”
Kim Fay reviews “The Widows of Malabar Hill” by Sujata Massey.
On the Necessity of Treason
Adrian Nathan West presents his translation of an essay by the great Spanish prose writer Juan Benet (1927–1993).
“There Are No ‘Other’ People”: A Conversation with Katja Petrowskaja
Maya Caspari interviews Katja Petrowskaja about her book, “Maybe Esther: A Family Story.”
“Tell Me How to Get to Babi Yar”: On Katja Petrowskaja’s “Maybe Esther: A Family Story”
Linda Kinstler contemplates “Maybe Esther: A Family Story” by Katja Petrowskaja.
Next! How Superpowers Change Places
Should the transition from British imperial power to American hegemony be seen as a model for the Chinese Century?
Alessandro Spina’s Anti-Colonial Hospitality, Then and Now
The first volume of Alessandro Spina’s magnum opus speaks uncomfortably to our current moment.
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