Loving
Lieben (‘Loving’)is the new book by Emilia Roig which clearly differentiates itself from both of its predecessor.
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How we are translated
Jessica Gaitán Johannesson’s debut novel is thought-provoking in its approach to language and culture and offers up a wonderful cast of characters.
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5 books set in London
London is a favourite setting in literature: a lot has happened there historically, it is a cultural stronghold and numerous social problems can be discussed. Here are 5 excellent London novels to prove it.
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Aquariums
Aquariums – sitting perfectly at the intersection between a family chronicle and a pandemic tale, interwoven with the disastrous progression of the climate catastrophe – offers both indecisive and openminded readers alike a bridge between historical fiction and science fiction.
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[poco.lit.space] – a year in review
The year 2024 is coming to an end and [poco.lit.space] with it. We zoomed in on several aspects of postcolonialism in our online magazine, but also at our events and workshops.
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Bad Cree
A life-sucking horror haunts dreams of female kinship and the prairies in a suspenseful First Nations novel from Canada.
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Panther Paw
In my family, caste was mostly a far away concept. As an adult, I am trying to constantly interrogate my positionality within my Indian identity and that includes acknowledging the privileged aspects.
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Latitudes of Longing
When a book can make you look up at the sky once in a while, pause, draw in your breath, and gaze at the rustling leaves of the tree outside your window, what does it mean? That it is not gripping enough, or rather I believe that it wants everything around you to grip you completely.
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Ashok Ferry on writing Sri Lanka and his younger selves
“This society is fragmented – it’s a product of colonialism, but it’s also just a fact of paradise island.”
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Praiseworthy
Wright did not create a story that is simply about the Aboriginal town of Praiseworthy in Northern Australia, she created a wholly Indigenous novel.
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