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February 28th, 2021

Discovering the Various Landscapes of Human Life in the Collection "American Odysseys" — A Review

by Filippo Bagnasco

American Odyssey: Writings by New Americans is an anthology of short stories, poems and novel excerpts exploring the immigrant experience in the USA. ...read the full piece >>

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January 30th, 2021

On Home and Belonging — A Review of "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen"

by Dagmar Wallenstorfer

Jose Antonio Vargas, in his memoir Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen , brings to light the daily struggles of illegal immigrants in the ...read the full piece >>

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January 15th, 2021

"Once Upon a Time in the East": A Story of Growing Up by Xiaolu Guo — A Review

by Ailun Shi

Xiaolu Guo in her memoir, Once Upon a Time in the East, writes an eye-opening tale to China's history framed in the gripping anecdotes of personal ...read the full piece >>

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December 21st, 2020

The Immigrants’ Grit: A Review of "How to Pronounce Knife" by S. Thammavongsa

by Richard M. Cho

An excellent short story collection from the Laotian-Canadian writer Souvankham Thammavongsa, How to Pronounce Knife , is a fitting title for a book ...read the full piece >>

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November 17th, 2020

America through Indian Eyes — A Review of "My Dateless Diary" by R. K. Narayan

by Pulkita Anand

With his work My Dateless Diary , Indian English novelist R. K. Narayan (1906-2001) made a detour from his fiction writing. Travelogue had not been a ...read the full piece >>

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August 31st, 2020

The Countless Names for Longing — A Review of "Longing" by Giulia de Gregorio Listo

by Ferdoss Shaarani

Longing is a poetry collection written by Brazilian poet Giulia de Gregorio Listo in 2019. She has been featured in The Junction, Literati Magazine , ...read the full piece >>

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June 29th, 2020

"Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits" by Laila Lalami — A Review

by Christina Egger

Hope and other dangerous pursuits by Laila Lalami, is a collection of short stories that explore the different paths of a group of Moroccan immigrants ...read the full piece >>

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June 15th, 2020

"Waiting" by Ha Jin — A Review

by Martina Braunegger

Waiting for love. Waiting for life. Waiting for freedom. Waiting only to realize that what you have been waiting for is not what you want after all. ...read the full piece >>

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June 5th, 2020

"Lilies from America" by Carmen Bugan — A Review

by John Salimbene

The love of one’s country is a life-long battle for many. For Carmen Bugan, patriotism is a garden, flourishing with buds of beauty, betrayal, ...read the full piece >>

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May 7th, 2020

"I am China" by Xiaolu Guo — A Review

by Daniela Poeck

I am China by Xiaolu Guo is a powerful book about China’s politics, oppression of freedom, art as a way out and a love that tries to overcome it all. ...read the full piece >>
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