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Caitlin Fehir interviews Cristina Rivera-Garza, Winner of the 2009 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize.
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16 Reviews of Classic and Contemporary Latin American & Brazilian Novels!
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Ceri Evans reports from the recent International PEN "Free the Word!" event in London.
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Reviews
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DARK HEART OF THE NIGHT
Léonora Miano
Translated from the French by Tamsin Black
Few English translations can have had such an awkward birth as that of Léonora Miano's slim novel, written in 2005 in French as L'intérieur de la Nuit. The University of Nebraska Press made the laudable decision to publish an English translation of this work by one of the most promising young francophone African writers around; however….
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Reviewed by Andy Barnes
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THE SONG HOUSE
Trezza Azzopardi
The Song House once again revives the theme of past secrets. Maggie Nix turns up at Earl House in a freakish heatwave, interviewing for a job as assistant to the elderly Kenneth Earl. Increasingly aware of the shortcomings of his own memory, Kenneth has decided he needs to create a memoir, constructed around his voluminous library of recordings. Charmed by Maggie, he offers her the job…
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Reviewed by Rachael Beale
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FROM THE HILLTOP
Toni Jensen
I'll confess that when I read short stories, I often feel as if I'm having a snack, when what I want is a full meal. Not so with Toni Jensen's dazzling collection, From the Hilltop. In just a few pages, she manages to fill in the past, present and enough of the future to leave a reader satisfied. After I finished these stories, the only thing I was hungry for was more Toni Jensen. She's that good.
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Reviewed by Kathleen Ambrogi
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AN ELEGY FOR EASTERLY
Petina Gappah
This debut collection of short stories from Petina Gappah was the winner of the 2009 Guardian First Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, two of the more prestigious literary prizes. Gappah was born in Zimbabwe….
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Reviewed by Darryl Morris
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THINGS SEEN
Annie Ernaux
Translated from the French by Jonathan Kaplansky
The literal translation of the book's title, "Exterior Life" or "The Life Outside", fits nicely with its content, as it is a series of brief observations and random thoughts about people and events that exist outside of the life of the narrator….
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Reviewed by Darryl Morris
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Closing Escape Hatches and Emerging Humor
Jean Hughes Raber looks at post-millennium dystopian novels by women.
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Trio: Clarice Lispector
Rachel Hayes reviews three books by the internationally acclaimed Brazilian author.
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Listening to
Nawal el Saadawi
Coming from the International PEN "Free the Word!" festival, Charlotte Simpson introduces us to Egyptian
writer, psychiatrist and political activist Nawal el Saadawi.
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Awards & Nominations
Looking for a great book to read? Here we present some of the recent award-winning or award-nominated books
by women writers from around the world.
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