On Land, Belonging, and Dispossession
February 29, 2024
Jordan Abel— “Decolonization is not a metaphor.”1Tuck & Yang One of the most difficult things I’ve had to do in my life is talk about where I come from. As… READ MORE
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Alex Zucker on Translation
January 6, 2023
Alex Zucker— The influence of Topolʼs early days as a poet are evident in his prose. An urgent propulsiveness, the vivid depiction of oppressive atmospheres interspersed with candescent moments of… READ MORE
Ep. 93 – Vincent W. Lloyd on Black Dignity
November 22, 2022
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to author Vincent W. Lloyd about his new book, Black Dignity: The Struggle against Domination. In what might be… READ MORE
Muscat, December 1992
October 7, 2021
Sonallah Ibrahim— As Fathy pulled the seat belt across his chest he said, “Please fasten your seat belt or we’re doomed. Traffic cops here are tough, nothing like in your… READ MORE
A Conversation with Patrick Modiano
December 18, 2020
The latest work from Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano, Invisible Ink is a spellbinding tale of memory and its illusions. Private detective Jean Eyben receives an assignment to locate a missing woman,… READ MORE
Trouble in Sant’Anna
August 17, 2020
Luigi Pirandello— Without knowing how or why, one fine day Jaco Naca found himself the owner of the whole sunny hillside below the city, from which there was a magnificent… READ MORE
Escape through Fiction
May 21, 2020
There is something to be said about leaving reality behind for a bit. These works of fiction will take you around the world and beyond. “If China has one possibility… READ MORE
Leaving Baghdad
May 18, 2020
Sinan Antoon— I put my bag next to Roy’s big bag close to the front door and went to the hotel restaurant, a small room with four tables and a… READ MORE
“Do You Live in Paris?”
February 17, 2020
Patrick Modiano— She introduced me to her brother a few weeks after we’d met, a brother she had never mentioned before. Once or twice I’d tried to find out more… READ MORE
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