Andhar Bil – Kalyani Thakur Charal
Yet Andhar Bil insists there was such a place where a person could be casteless and genderless, free and roaming through the waters and marshes and fields.
We Computers is a dive into a world of machine-made language, ruled by a consummately computerized mind.
Queen offers moments of undeniable power
Pandaram is a kick down, kiss up kind of guy
The steppe’s scarred body makes history legible
Despite its often brutal themes, Nerkagi’s prose sings
The Home the Drowned – Elin Anna Labba
Since their words weren’t enough, the people of the village set up a protest camp
Minerva – Keila Vall de la Ville
Vall de la Ville writes about Venezuela’s decline beautifully and honestly, just as she writes about Minerva’s changing identity as an immigrant
The Disappearing Act – Maria Stepanova
Hundreds of eyes are looking at her, seeing not the novelist but some other unknown person
Within each coupledom, clothing represents a tug of war for power