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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 >>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 >>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 >>Review
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 >>Review
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 >>Review
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 >>Review
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 >>Review
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 >>