“The message for Vanessa showed his growing awareness of the issue of African-American heritage and its value on the kente market.”
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An excerpt from Street of Thieves by Mathias Énard. Set against a backdrop of political uprisings, the novel follows Lakhdar, a young Moroccan, who becomes exiled from his family for his religious transgressions.
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Described as “a rare voice from Venezuela” and “one of the great undiscovered literary experiences”, Israel Centeno’s newly translated book The Conspiracy is a perfect summer read. Enjoy an excerpt from this novel today.
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“It took about twelve and a half years to write Family Life, so it wasn’t so much that I prepared for that voice and did it, as if preparing for a role.” In this interview, celebrated author Akhil Sharma discusses his painstaking writing process and the careful construct of his latest novel.
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Read an exclusive excerpt from Rewa Zeinati‘s first creative nonfiction book, Nietzche’s Camel Must Die: An Invitation to Say ‘No.’ A compilation of 115 daily Facebook notes, the themes range from women’s status and gender roles to kitchen sink grinders and men’s beards.
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The Village Indian tells author Abbas Khider’s own story of exile. With elements of both tragedy and comedy, the following excerpt – Chapter 6: The Miracles – details the many “miracles” that allow Khider’s fictional protagonist, Rasul Hamid, to flee from Iraq to Germany.
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Writer, photographer, and editor, Ahmel Echevarría Peré is the author of the novels Pastel Para Pitbulls, La Noria, and Búfalos Camino al Matadero. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. He is a regular contributor to independent Cuban affairs online magazines.
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