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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 on fire in desperation over the situation in his native... 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 rabbi rides into the Jewish community of Banu Qurayza, every... 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 pernicious than homophobia. Phou, whose Chinese parents... Read More
