Book Review
A Tale of One January
Albert Maltz’s novel "A Tale of One January" is about the desire for survival and human connection in the face of fear and death. Originally published in Great Britain in 1967, the novel is set in Poland in 1945. In it, six people from...
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The Pride Atlas
"The Pride Atlas" is vibrant and comprehensive in covering global destinations for LGBTQ+ travelers who are looking to celebrate their history with joy. Separated into five regional chapters, the entries (contributed by journalists,...
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The Words That Remain
Stênio Gardel’s slim novel "The Words That Remain" includes fragments of sentences, memories, and moments, recounted by an aging, illiterate gay man whose struggle for self-acceptance leads him from self-hatred to finding a chosen...
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The Family Morfawitz
Daniel H. Turtel’s "The Family Morfawitz" is an original and striking multigenerational saga centered on a power-hungry family. Inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses, it follows the determined rise of a family that immigrates to post-war...
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The Backstreets
"The Backstreets" is an absurdist, stream-of-consciousness novel by now disappeared Uyghur writer Perhat Tursun. It is an ominous meditation on isolation, oppression, and dehumanization. One night, an anonymous Uyghur government office...
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Moldy Strawberries
Brazilian writer Caio Fernando Abreu shines light on authoritarian 1980s Brazil, giving voice to those who were oppressed and ignored during the AIDS epidemic, in his exuberant short story collection "Moldy Strawberries". With a ranging...
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The Last One
"The Last One" is a mesmerizing, semiautobiographical novel about the meanings of identity, family, and sexuality. The story of eponymous character Fatima Daas is slight, but there’s depth and substance in her struggles to find paths...
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One Last Time
In Helga Flatland’s formidable novel "One Last Time", three generations of women are forced to reckon with each other—and with resentment, love, and loss. Anne, the mother of Sigrid and the grandmother of Mia, is diagnosed with...