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Thirty-nine Arab writers under the age of 39. Akeela Gaibie-Dawood looks
at the award and the women who were honored.
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Carolyn Kelly in praise of Swedish author Åsa Larsson
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SPECIAL FEATURE: More reviews! In keeping with our
short fiction theme this month, we review
anthologies.
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Reviews
Below is a tantalizingly small selection of this month's reviews....
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THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY
Heidi W. Durrow
The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, the haunting and beautifully written debut novel from Heidi W. Durrow, is much more than a simple coming of age story. It delves into a host of serious issues including race, class, love, loss and acceptance.
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Reviewed by Barbara Steeg
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THE DISAPPEARED
Kim Echlin
The Disappeared, one of the five books shortlisted for the 2009 Giller Prize, is a novel about inexplicable loss and obsessive love. In this novel Anne Greves reflects on her lifelong love for Serey, a love that takes her from her sheltered life in Montreal to war-ravaged Cambodia.
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Reviewed by Joyce Nickel
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MY DRIVER
Maggie Gee
A comedy set against the backdrop of war might not seem viable, but Maggie Gee makes it work.
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Reviewed by Amanda Meale
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THE VAGRANTS
Yiyun Li
The Vagrants is set in Muddy River, a fictional city in the Chinese provinces, in 1979. In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, the country is being swayed by the democratic wall movement in Beijing, a popular movement calling for more openness and democracy....
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Reviewed by Rachel Hayes
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LANDSCAPE WITH DOG: AND OTHER STORIES
Ersi Sotiropoulos
Translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich
Ersi Sotiropoulos is one of Greece's most beloved writers, and one can see why! She wields a delicate and finely-tuned pen.
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Reviewed by Akeela Gaibie-Dawood
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