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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 >>

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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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May 30th, 2021

The Importance of Finding a Home in One’s Own Body — A Review of "home body" by Rupi Kaur

by Sandra Tanzmeister

In her latest poetry collection home body (2020), Rupi Kaur gives an intimate glimpse into the journey of her mind and body and her experiences as a ...read the full piece >>

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May 15th, 2021

“The word laughter is trapped inside slaughter”: Trauma, Vulnerability, and Healing in "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong — A Review

by Lucija Todoric

Ocean Vuong’s novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous narrates Little Dog’s coming-of-age story written as letters to his illiterate mother. Little ...read the full piece >>

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April 15th, 2021

It doesn’t always have to be a novel: "The Refugees" by Viet Thanh Nguyen — A Review

by Martina Braunegger

In his short story collection, The Refugees, Viet Thanh Nguyen illustrates the different aspects of being a refugee and how that feeling never really ...read the full piece >>

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March 25th, 2021

A Thought-Provoking Literary Feast: "Free Food for Millionaires" by Min Jin Lee — A Review

by Vanessa Cervini Rios

In her novel Free Food for Millionaires , Min Jin Lee explores the roles and struggles of individuals in a society that hardly leaves room for ...read the full piece >>

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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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