Making History Sing: On Vera Mutafchieva’s “The Case of Cem”
Josh Billings reviews Bulgarian author Vera Mutafchieva’s historical novel “The Case of Cem.”
Josh Billings reviews Bulgarian author Vera Mutafchieva’s historical novel “The Case of Cem.”
Josh BillingsMar 13
Drew Zeiba reviews Liliana Colanzi’s “You Glow in the Dark.”
Drew ZeibaMar 7
Caryl Emerson reviews Jacob Emery’s “The Vortex That Unites Us: Versions of Totality in Russian Literature.”
Caryl EmersonFeb 19
Josh Billings reviews the new translation of Russian author Andrey Platonov’s classic novel “Chevengur.”
Josh BillingsJan 25
Adam Sobsey reviews “Shadows of Reality: A Catalogue of W.G. Sebald’s Photographic Materials,” a collection from the works of novelist and essayist W...
Adam SobseyJan 24
Jason Christian visits George Orwell’s birthplace in India.
Jason ChristianJan 21
Conor Truax reviews the republication of Pierre Drieu La Rochelle’s 1931 novel “The Fire Within.”
Conor TruaxJan 8
Craig Calhoun reviews two books on history and memory in China: Ian Johnson’s “Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the...
Craig CalhounJan 6
Torsa Ghosal reviews the English translation of Bangladeshi British author Leesa Gazi’s novel “Good Girls.”
Torsa GhosalDec 31, 2023
A new poem from Zeina Hashem Beck.
Zeina Hashem BeckDec 18, 2023
Carey Mott reviews two books about the blurred lines between communism and capitalism in China: Christopher Marquis and Kunyuan Qiao’s “Mao and...
Carey MottDec 18, 2023
Patrick R. Crowley reviews Donatien Grau’s “De Civitate Angelorum.”
Patrick R. CrowleyDec 9, 2023
Julie E. Cooper explores the collapse, in the wake of October 7, of traditional Zionist narratives about the presumed protections of the Jewish...
Julie E. CooperDec 6, 2023
Four Palestinian poets write in a time of catastrophe.
Sara Abou Rashed, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Jessica Abughattas, Deema K. Shehabi, Elizabeth MetzgerDec 4, 2023
Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide” and Perhat...
Benno WeinerNov 28, 2023
A new poem from Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha in Gaza.
Mosab Abu TohaNov 22, 2023
Peter Holslin reviews Yasmine El Rashidi’s “Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change.”
Peter HolslinNov 19, 2023
Yangyang Cheng reviews Joshua Kurlantzick’s “Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World” and Michael...
Yangyang ChengNov 18, 2023
Apoorva Tadepalli reviews Marguerite Duras’s “The Easy Life.”
Apoorva TadepalliJan 17, 2023
Maria Sonevytsky explores how a simple phrase became a slogan invoked by Ukrainian politicians, soldiers, intellectuals, and keyboard warriors.
Maria SonevytskyJan 17, 2023
Yelena Furman reviews Sasha Senderovich’s “How the Soviet Jew Was Made.”
Yelena FurmanJan 15, 2023
Alan Warhaftig recalls his encounters with C. L. R. James, one of the finest public intellectuals of the 20th century.
Alan WarhaftigJan 12, 2023
Alan Warhaftig talks with C. L. R. James about revolutionary politics, the ethics of cricket, and his novel “Minty Alley.”
Alan WarhaftigJan 12, 2023
Jean Hey considers Eve Fairbanks’s “The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning.”
Jean HeyJan 10, 2023