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The In Conversation section of Tint Journal is a place where discussions about writing in English as a second language, and about ESL books and their authors take place. Here, writers, readers, and book lovers come together to share ideas, discover new favorite books, and read up on up-and-coming authors.

The section is divided into reviews, where our contributing writers introduce new ESL books and old classics of this category; interviews, where ESL authors share their insights into craft, their love for language, and their future projects; and profiles, where we invite you to discover valuable individuals in the world of ESL writing.

If you would like to contribute your own article to In Conversation, please review our submission guidelines and contact our section editors.

But first: Grab a cup of tea and get ready to discover your next favorite ESL book!

Profile

January 10th, 2022

At the Intersection of Human Rights and Literature — A Profile of Argentine-Chilean Writer Ariel Dorfman

by Margarita Beatriz Escobar

Ariel Dorfman is one of South America’s most successful and influential living authors. His legacy is one of both literary masterpieces and human ...read the full piece >>

Review

December 21st, 2021

The Loyalties We Flaunt, The Betrayals We Conceal — A Review of "This Fish Is Fowl" by Xu Xi

by Sam Dapanas

Identity is not fixed. Sometimes, it can be fluid or even unfinished, as if it is never meant to be finished at all. In her last collection of essays, ...read the full piece >>

Profile

December 6th, 2021

Writing as a Form of Healing for Scholar and Writer Narjes Azimi

by Lisa Schantl

Narjes Azimi grew up in the Middle East during a time of war and violence. After earning a BA and MA in English Language and Literature, she dropped ...read the full piece >>

Review

November 22nd, 2021

Growing Up Through Trauma and Deep Displacement — A Review of "Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips" by Melanie Hyo-In Han

by Matic Ačko

Through the scattered, yet vivid poems of Sandpaper Tongue, Parchment Lips, Melanie Hyo-In Han tells the story of being a young girl belonging to ...read the full piece >>

Interview

November 8th, 2021

Bridging Across Cultures and Languages — An Interview with the kollektiv sprachwechsel

by Filippo Bagnasco

In this interview, conducted in written form, I had the pleasure to talk to Ovid Pop and Laura M. Pana from the kollektiv sprachwechsel (engl.: ...read the full piece >>

Review

October 25th, 2021

Change and Tradition in "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers" by Yiyun Li — A Review

by Qing Xu

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2005) by Yiyun Li seeks to carve a middle way for Chinese-American literature, between relentless political ...read the full piece >>

Review

October 8th, 2021

A Powerful Translingual Cli-Fi Story — A Review of "Gun Island" by Amitav Ghosh

by Lisa Schantl

Translingual, Calcutta born writer Amitav Ghosh is known for his well-researched and densely crafted works of fiction and nonfiction, often concerned ...read the full piece >>

Review

September 15th, 2021

From Individual Voices to a Political Project — A Review of "DREAMing Out Loud: Voices of Undocumented Writers"

by Filippo Bagnasco

DREAMing Out Loud: Voices of Undocumented Writers is the 2020 annual anthology of the eponymous writing workshop for undocumented immigrants in New ...read the full piece >>

Other

August 9th, 2021

Writers in (Climate) Crisis — A Reading on Climate Change

by Lisa Schantl

On Thursday, August 5, 2021, the Klima-Kultur-Pavillon at Freiheitsplatz, a temporary installation in Graz, became the stage for an artistic ...read the full piece >>

Review

June 29th, 2021

“There is no story that is not true”: A Timeless Classic in Restless Times — A Review of "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe

by Andrea Färber

In Things Fall Apart (1958), one of the most prominent writers of African literature, Chinua Achebe, tells the story of Okonkwo. Readers find ...read the full piece >>
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