General Firebrand and His Red Atlas
With elements of magical realism, Tathagata Bhattacharya’s rollicking satirical novel "General Firebrand and His Red Atlas" covers the machinations of political alliances and... Read More
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With elements of magical realism, Tathagata Bhattacharya’s rollicking satirical novel "General Firebrand and His Red Atlas" covers the machinations of political alliances and... Read More
The freedom to live life on its own terms is at stake in Omar Youssef Souleimane’s novel "The Last Syrian", about the Arab Spring in Syria. When Mohamed Bouazizi set himself... Read More
In immersive and lyrical prose, Vénus Khoury-Ghata’s novel "The Fiancée Rode in on a Donkey" illuminates the life of a forgotten figure from French-Algerian history. When a... Read More
Jean-Baptiste Phou’s frank memoir "Coming Out of My Skin" functions as an impassioned manifesto against anti-Asian racism, which—in Phou’s experience—has been even more... Read More
A bank robbery gone wrong ends in death in "24 Hours with Gaspar", Sabda Armandio’s engaging, happenstance-led thriller. Gaspar is frivolous and aloof, convinced that he’s... Read More
Broken dreams and family bonds are at the center of Gert Loschütz’s novel "A Fine Couple". After World War II, Georg and Herta ended up in East Germany. Herta had been... Read More
Kim Hyun’s collection "Glory Hole" exists in a liminal space, defying neat categorization. It’s a mix of poetry and prose that blurs the lines between stories and essays.... Read More
“Nothing comes to the surface in solitude except that which is already hidden deep within us,” yet, when faced with the solitude of his own mortality, Hussein Barghouthi... Read More
Wanjikũ Wa Ngũgĩ’s dreamlike coming-of-age novel "Seasons in Hippoland" is about the power of storytelling. Mumbi grows up in Victoriana, a country populated by freedom... Read More
Tobie Nathan’s historical novel "A Land Like You" is a feast for the corporeal and spiritual senses. In twentieth-century Cairo, a newborn Jewish boy and an infant Muslim... Read More
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