Why This Book Should Win 鈥 Talking to Ourselves by BTBA Judge Jeremy Garber
Jeremy Garber is the events coordinator for Powell鈥檚 Books and also a freelance reviewer. Talking to Ourselves 鈥 Andr茅s Neuman, Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor and Lorenza Garcia, Argentina Farrar, Straus and Giroux Perhaps the question shouldn鈥檛 be why Andr茅s Neuman鈥檚 Talking to Ourselves ...
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I am the Beggar of the World: Landays from Contemporary Afghanistan
On that September 11th I had a conversation with a professor friend who was teaching a creative writing class that evening. He questioned, 鈥淲hat can I possibly teach when all of this has happened?鈥 While the dismay and grief were his reference, the question touches on a matter much deeper: what is art鈥檚 purpose? Either ...
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Latest Review: "I am the Beggar of the World: Landays from Contemporary Afghanistan"
The latest addition to our Reviews section is by Grant Barber on I am the Beggar of the World: Landays from Contemporary Afghanistan translated by Eliza Griswold, and out last month from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. Because I don’t know much about the tradition of Afghan landays, though I do find it both fascinating ...
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