CRITICAL APPRAISALS: RADICAL VOICES: CASCELLA, ROBERTSON, BROSSARD, Part 2
Despite the fakeness of authenticity, can one find authenticity in artifice? Continue reading CRITICAL APPRAISALS: RADICAL VOICES: CASCELLA, ROBERTSON, BROSSARD, Part 2
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CRITICAL APPRAISALS: RADICAL VOICES: CASCELLA, ROBERTSON, BROSSARD
Avant Desire is an anthology of fiction and non-fiction by and about Nicole Brossard. Brossard is an out lesbian, political radical, and creator of various literary experiments. Continue reading CRITICAL APPRAISALS: RADICAL VOICES: CASCELLA, ROBERTSON, BROSSARD
Annihilation, by Michel Houellebecq @ NYJB
Annihilation does provoke and offend and dazzle. Continue reading Annihilation, by Michel Houellebecq @ NYJB
Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong
Like all good romances, Good Women displays the inherent decency of people. Continue reading Espresso Shots: The Good Women of Fudi, by Lui Hong
Wednesday Poetry Corner: Mojave Ghost, by Forrest Gander
Mojave Ghost by Forrest Gander is a heroic quest against the inevitable challenges of loss, both personal and environmental. Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Mojave Ghost, by Forrest Gander
Translation Tuesdays: Brothers and Ghosts, by Khuê Phạm
Brothers and Ghosts, by Khuê Phạm, is a gut-wrenching exploration about how war can tear families apart. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Brothers and Ghosts, by Khuê Phạm
Espresso Shots: Mary and the Rabbit Dream, by Noémi Kiss-Deáki
Mary and the Rabbit Dream is a short novel, a psychodrama illustrating a tabloid press run amok, and body horror as farce. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Mary and the Rabbit Dream, by Noémi Kiss-Deáki
Translation Tuesdays: Juja, by Nino Haratischvili
Juja by Nino Haratischvili is a darkly beautiful exploration of art, tragedy, mental illness, and personal responsibility. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Juja, by Nino Haratischvili
Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas
The book focuses on profiling the raw materials involved in the manufacture of perfumes. Continue reading Louis Vuitton: A Perfume Atlas
History Fridays: Russia at War, 1941 – 1945: A History, by Alexander Werth
Russia at War by Alexander Werth is a heart-rending epic about the Great Patriotic War, a chronicle of a tragic cataclysm. Continue reading History Fridays: Russia at War, 1941 – 1945: A History, by Alexander Werth
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