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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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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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THE SAGA OF GÖSTA BERLING
Selma Lagerlöf
Translated from the Swedish by Paul Norlen
The Saga of Gösta Berling moves freely from lyrical celebrations of nature to harshly realistic descriptions of industry, and on into the realms of folklore and fairytale. Were the book published today, we might …
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Reviewed by Jane A. Jones
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CECILIA
Linda Ferri
Translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein
Inspired by the legend of Cecilia, Linda Ferri's novel is set in second century Rome under the rule of Caesar and the ancient Roman gods. In a society where men dominate, and women are meant to be silent and submissive, we meet …
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Reviewed by Akeela Gaibie-Dawood
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THE ESSENTIAL NAWAL EL-SAADAWI
Nawal El-Saadawi
Translated from the Arabic
Nawal el Saadawi is a feminist, novelist, poet, playwright, political activist, doctor, teacher, mother, daughter. She has a formidable intellect, is courageous, forthright and controversial. This reader brings together el Saadawi's writing from the past thirty years
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Reviewed by Charlotte Simpson
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GARDEN IN THE WIND
Gabrielle Roy
Translated from the French by Alan Brown
Garden in the Wind, a collection of four short stories by Gabrielle Roy, is what I like to call "a quiet book." I use this term to describe books where all the action is under the surface …
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Reviewed by Joyce Nickel
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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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