On Not Reading Rizal
How Misunderstanding is Essential to the Longevity of Two Filipino Literary Masterpieces
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December 2024
Journey into the heart of a toxic relationship
In "Der Teufelsgriff" (The Devil's Grip) Lina Wolff masterfully tells the story of an "amour fou" between a Swedish woman and an Italian man in Florence
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Harare's New Literary Mecca
The Harare International Literary Festival not only shakes hands with writers, poets, academics and a former spy. It also fills a gaping void
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Unwanted misfortune
Tash Aw's memoir "Strangers on a Pier" is an illuminating and touching document about the search for family and national identity in times of migration
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