The Suburban Microcosms of The Hundred Waters
Lauren Acampora’s novel is a fast read that moves ever faster the deeper Louisa and Sylvie head down their suburban rabbit hole.
Author: Rhea Ramakrishnan
Sex and Satire in Wang Xiaobo’s Golden Age
By using the language of the state to highlight the absurdity of their laws, Xiaobo made a satire that is both amusing and effective.
Death Rituals and Found Families in Olivia Clare Friedman’s Here Lies
The natural world is a member of the found family of Friedman’s protagonist, and a character she gets to know over the course of the novel. As the world around her is collapsing, she is left to address what still matters.
Language of Return
I imagine there is something about my grandmother that would have resisted translation. The best way I know to understand her, the site where my retina and hers overlap, is in language.