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Man Seeking Doppelgänger: On Peter Stamm’s “The Sweet Indifference of the World”

Around the World, Fiction

Man Seeking Doppelgänger: On Peter Stamm’s “The Sweet Indifference of the World”

Ben Sandman

Ben Sandman reviews Peter Stamm’s recently released novel “The Sweet Indifference of the World,” translated by Michael Hofmann.

On the Power of Sisterhood and the Limits of Nostalgia: An Interview with Brazilian Director Karim Aïnouz

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On the Power of Sisterhood and the Limits of Nostalgia: An Interview with Brazilian Director Karim Aïnouz

Eileen G’Sell

Eileen G’Sell interviews Karim Aïnouz, director of “Invisible Life.”

Just Dying for It: On Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories”

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Just Dying for It: On Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories”

Bob Blaisdell

Bob Blaisdell gets to the bottom of Leo Tolstoy’s “Lives and Deaths: Essential Stories,” translated by Boris Dralyuk.

A Personal Journey: On “Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World”

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A Personal Journey: On “Exile: Rejecting America and Finding the World”

Todd Miller

A political memoir of 15 years spent in exile.

Confessions of a Weapon: On Being a TV Chat Show Host in Iran

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Confessions of a Weapon: On Being a TV Chat Show Host in Iran

Paul Ingram

Former talk show host Paul Ingram talks about his time in Tehran.

Holding Its Own: On Deepa Anappara’s “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line”

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Holding Its Own: On Deepa Anappara’s “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line”

Sana Goyal

Sana Goyal reviews Deepa Anappara’s debut novel, “Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line.”

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On Being Raised by New Critics in a Small Indian Town

Sumana Roy

What literary studies lost when the New Critics were dethroned.

The Optimistic Crown Prince

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The Optimistic Crown Prince

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On the “Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen” and the Western-supported, Saudi-led coalition has targeted Yemeni civilians.

A Sovereignty Full of Holes: Russian Perspectives on Putin’s Russia

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A Sovereignty Full of Holes: Russian Perspectives on Putin’s Russia

Daniel Treisman

Daniel Treisman surveys three recent books that offer Russian perspectives on the Putin regime’s activities at home and abroad.

An Eye to the Future: On Édouard Glissant’s “Sun of Consciousness”

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An Eye to the Future: On Édouard Glissant’s “Sun of Consciousness”

Matt Reeck

Matt Reeck explores the boundless imagination of Édouard Glissant.

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