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Andy Barnes tells us why Hanan al-Shaykh is "one of the Middle East's finest contemporary writers"
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Don't Stop the Presses! Women's and Feminist Presses
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Ways of Seeing: Two Novels by Australian author Gail Jones
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Reviews
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INDELIBLE INK
Fiona MacGregor
Indelible Ink is like a time capsule. Topical references abound including the recent global financial crisis as it affects these Sydneysiders. Mostly, though, this is a very Australian novel.
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Reviewed by Amanda Meale
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REVENGE
Taslima Nasrin
Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. But is it revenge if the act stays forever secret? Can the avenger ever find satisfaction knowing she must spend the rest of her life married to her wrongdoer? For Jhumur, the highly educated, once independent woman of Taslima Nasrin's Revenge, silent vengeance is the only option.
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Reviewed by Caitlin Fehir
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AM I A REDUNDANT HUMAN BEING?
Mela Hartwig
Translated from the German by Kerri Pierce
Am I a Redundant Human Being?traces the innermost thoughts of Aloisia Schmidt. Aloisia thinks of herself as mediocre in almost every regard. She is neither pretty nor ugly, clever nor stupid, and is unremarkable in …
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Reviewed by Andy Barnes
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MALAMBO
Lucía Charún-Illecas
Translated from the Spanish by Emmanuel Harris II
The South American historical fiction that I have read tends to focus on the battles between the European powers for control of the continent. The large populations of indigenous Americans and imported slaves have been conspicuous by their absence, although themes …
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Reviewed by Andy Barnes
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THE FORBIDDEN WOMAN
Malika Mokeddem
Translated from the French by Karen Melissa Marcus
As readers, we crave a story whose content and execution work together seamlessly to draw us in. Yet we don't always get all we want, and the question arises: when all is said and done, what tips the balance and makes us glad we have read a book?
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Reviewed by Tad Deffler
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CONVERSATIONS:
Three Belletrista readers discuss Touch by Palestinian author Adania Shibli.
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If Written By a Woman
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The Caine Prize for African Writing 2011 – shortlist announcedThe shortlist for this year’s Caine Prize has just been announced and three women are in the running for the prestigious award. This is always an exciting time of year – the Prize is a great way to discover short stories by excellent writers. Lucky for us, the Prize’s website links to a copy of …Read the Rest
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