Jeroen Olyslaeger’s Will presents a complicated portrait of a man who was caught between the […]
The Guardian of Amsterdam Street, by Sergio Schmucler
Galo’s house at one end of Amsterdam Street, Mexico City, is the result of a […]
The Book Smuggler, by Omaima al-Khamis
Compared to the world of Mazid ibn Abdullah al-Hanafi, I live in a paradise. Whenever […]
The Bone Fire, by György Dragomán
There’s a lot I’m not sure about when it comes to The Bone Fire, by […]
In Memory of Memory, by Maria Stepanova
When my dad passed away in 2019, my sister, my mother, and I spent hours […]
The Last Days of Ellis Island, by Gaëlle Josse
Ellis Island is a big part of the American story. This small island, within view […]
Where the Wild Ladies Are, by Aoko Matsuda
Trigger warning for brief domestic violence. In one of the stories in Aoko Matsuda’s collection, […]
The Eighth Life, by Nino Haratischwili
Trigger warning for rape. It feels like a century since I started reading The Eighth […]
The Aosawa Murders, by Riku Onda
There are many layers to Riku Onda’s hypnotic novel, The Aosawa Murders (seamlessly translated by […]
Echo on the Bay, by Masatsugu Ono
To paraphrase Leo Tolstoy, all happy villages are alike and all unhappy villages are unhappy […]