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Build Your House Around My Body, by Violet Kupersmith
I thought I knew what to expect from Violet Kupersmith’s astounding novel, Build Your House […]
The Mountains Sing, by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
In the United States, there is a very clear narrative about the Vietnam War. We […]
The Volunteer, by Salvatore Scibona
Names play a big role in The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona. They represent identity, heritage, […]
The Quiet American, by Graham Greene
Graham Greene’s masterly novel, The Quiet American, is the kind of novel that I find impossible not […]
Mãn, by Kim Thúy
There are some writers who make me think of the way painters work more than anything […]