Not All of His Problems Are a Performance
An excerpt from MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar, recommended by Karen Russell
Jan 22 - Kaveh Akbar
RR Issue No. 610
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Humans Are the Most Alien Creatures
An excerpt from BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino, recommended by Thomas Morris
Jan 15 - Marie-Helene Bertino
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Perfection Sketches Easily for the Young
“Young at the Time” by Eileen Chang, translated by Karen S Kingsbury and Jie Zhang, and recommended by Karen S Kingsbury
Jan 8 - Eileen Chang
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