It was a James Thurber short story that first clued me into the fact that literary staples vary from country to country, even within the Anglophone world. Americans read Brits, and Brits…
Author: emiglia
‘Anna Karenina’ is Indeed A Soap Opera – and a Very Enjoyable One at That
I read my first Russian.
‘Severance’ Hits a Little Too Close to Home
It’s 2011, and an epidemic emerges from China, devastating the world. (Yes, it’s fiction.)
‘The Stationery Shop’ Is So Much More Than a Love Story
In a time when travel is tough, let yourself be guided to 1950s Iran.
‘The Mountains Sing’ Offers a Look at Things from the Other Side
An exploration of one family’s struggles through 20th century Vietnam.
‘Mother, Daughter, Widow, Wife’ Explores Memory and the Self
Who tells your story?
‘The Undocumented Americans’ is a Heartwrenching Story of Resilience
Playing with form is one of the strengths of this non-fiction work.
‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’ Reminds Me of My New York
I came of age in post-9/11 New York.
‘Savage the Bones’ Has Solidified One of My Weird Reading Habits
I didn’t know what ‘Salvage the Bones’ was about when I started it.
‘Winter’ Has Come
Don’t wait to read Ali Smith’s Winter.