Africa’s Latin Quarter
Despite bleak poverty, Mozambique’s multi-ethnic literary culture thrives
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The Walrus Reads
New books of note
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New books of note
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The Walrus Reads
New books of note
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The Ends of the Earth
The literature of two island outposts, Newfoundland and Tasmania, has captured the international imagination
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My Life with Tolstoy
Like the acting of Christopher Walken or the movies of Eric Rohmer, Tolstoy’s magnum opus is a magnet for foolish opinions
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Literary Landscapes: A Novel Approach
On the road with Noah Richler
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The New Word Order
hong kong—Imagine this seating chart for a dinner at a literary festival in Hong Kong. A Chinese-American novelist sits next to an English author of Indian extraction. To his right, …
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Lament for Federico García Lorca
In the hour before dawn They put you on their stage In the hour before dawn Near the Fountain of Tears In the hour before dawn Beside a lame schoolteacher …
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13 Reasons for List Lust
Remember: it’s quantification, not quality, that counts
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