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

The section is divided in reviews, where our volunteers introduce our readers to new ESL books and old classics of the genre; interviews, where ESL authors share their creative secrets, their love for language, and their future projects; profiles, where our volunteers discover and present to us valuable names in the world of ESL writing.

Each article features an area for discussion at the bottom, where our readers can ask writers and editors questions or engage in conversation with one another. And if you are the writerly type rather then the readerly one, you can contact us and we’ll walk you through writing your very own In Conversation article!

It’s time to grab a cup of tea and get ready to discover your next favorite ESL book!

Profile

April 18th, 2022

Layla Sabourian: Building a Brighter Future from the Darkness of the Past

by Fayette Bruun

Born amid the disruption of the Iranian Revolution in a country where women have been systemically oppressed for decades, Layla uses her suffering to ...read the full piece >>

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April 4th, 2022

A Sordid Story Told With A Slant Of Humour — A Review of "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia" By Mohsin Hamid

by Seher Hashmi

If you wish to relish in humour that smoothly changes its pace and texture, then this compact novel of 228 pages titled How to Get Filthy Rich in ...read the full piece >>

Review

March 21st, 2022

To Simply Be — A Review of Aleksandar Hemon’s "The Book of My Lives"

by Qing Xu

“Truth is stranger than fiction,” opined Mark Twain. In this collection of “real stories” — as the writer Aleksandar Hemon puts it himself — readers ...read the full piece >>

Review

March 7th, 2022

We Will Not Forget: "Don’t Forget Us Here" by Mansoor Adayfi — A Review

by Olga Pinjung

Don’t Forget Us Here is a book about endurance, brotherhood, suffering and finding happiness in hell: Guantánamo. It offers a painful yet hopeful and ...read the full piece >>

Review

February 21st, 2022

Overlooked: Being Korean in Japan — A Review of "Pachinko" by Min Jin Lee

by Chiara Meitz

Pachinko (2017) by Min Jin Lee leads us into the lives of a Korean family in Japan during the 20th century. Her narrative follows four generations ...read the full piece >>

Review

February 7th, 2022

Through the Lens of a Traveller: A Review of "Icon" by Chiara Maxia

by Joselle Ali

For this review, our volunteer Joselle had the pleasure of interviewing actress and author Chiara Maxia. As she unravels the text, she sets out to ...read the full piece >>

Review

January 24th, 2022

“In Guam, even the dead are dying” — A Review of Julian Aguon’s "The Properties of Perpetual Light"

by Andrea Färber

Coming to terms with loss and what it means to grow up in a country that is never truly one’s own, The Properties of Perpetual Light (2021) is a ...read the full piece >>

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 >>

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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 >>
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