The Relentless Impressionism of Immigration: Shubha Sunder’s Optional Practical Training
Sunder’s impressionistic lens also reveals that, perhaps, only in stepping back from intense initiations into new spaces can we see them clearly.
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Asya Partan
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Asya Partan is a Moscow-born, Boston-based writer. Her work, which often explores multiculturalism and identity, has appeared in the Boston Globe, Pangyrus, and NPR’s Cognoscenti, and can be found at asyapartan.com. She holds an MSc in Global Media & Communications from the London School of Economics and is pursuing an MFA at Emerson College while working on a memoir.
Getting the Last Laugh: Alexei Navalny’s Patriot
Navalny’s tragicomic memoir, which one might also categorize as his last call to action, accomplishes the feat of keeping the reader so ensconced that they forget the person capturing every ounce of their attention, intellect, and sympathy is no longer alive.