The only good thing about living in the margins is finding others that have been cast there, too.
Wrong Heaven Again – Ryan Eckes
The strange to-do list form makes strange these actions that become objects, the labors that become products.
If capital “H” history falls short and neglects the humanity of those it documents, Shibli and Nordenhök seem to reason, then it is the proper role of fiction to step in, and make those stories fuller.
Again I Hear These Waters – ed. Shalim M. Hussain
AGAIN I HEAR THESE WATERS is a radical attempt to give voice to the many dialects now endangered in Northeastern India as well as Assamese.
Taiwan Travelogue – Yáng Shuāng-Zǐ
The acts of translation throughout TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE show how language hides our blind spots and how caring deeply for others might help to reveal them.
Childish Literature – Alejandro Zambra
How does it feel to be a father? It is a sensitive, self-reflective state. I am always aware of the political and social tenuousness of my position, the expectation that I will disappoint, the lack of a solid script.
Egypt + 100: Stories from a Century after Tahrir – ed. Ahmed Naji
EGYPT +100 is anchored by an elegantly simple premise: invite a cadre of influential Egyptian writers to imagine what the country will be like in the year 2111—one hundred years after the 2011 Revolution.
Season of the Swamp – Yuri Herrera
Herrera’s novel conjures the past from its hiding spot in plain sight. What appears absent is in fact there, somewhere—only it requires the work of a skilled author to coax it to life.
From Savagery – Alejandra Banca
FROM SAVAGERY, the debut work of fiction by Alejandra Banca, beautifully translated by Katie Brown . . . gives a voice to a new generation of Venezuelan migrants creating life abroad.
Here, [Michael F. Moore] lends his English to Francesco’s angst and Claudia’s rebellion with the compassion of a parent who wants to support you without you knowing it, hiding in the bleachers at the JV soccer game with a silent smile.