A Weeping Tree of His Own: Yasunari Kawabata’s Dandelions
Blindness as a concept is central to Kawabata’s novel, where every character is blind to something.
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Mike Broida
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Broida’s work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Economist, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Los Angeles Times, and The Times Literary Supplement, among others. He is currently in Portugal through the US Fulbright Program. Read more of his work at mikebroida.com.
Odysseus at Telepylos
Jason had his dragon at Colchis, Theseus had his Minotaur on Crete, Odysseus had his cannibals in their city of Telepylos, and you will have found your own monsters in Philadelphia.
In These Times the Home Is a Tired Place by Jessica Hollander
Michael Broida reviews Jessica Hollander's IN THESE TIMES THE HOME IS A TIRED PLACE today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
Enon by Paul Harding
Michael Broida reviews Paul Harding's ENON today in The Rumpus Book Review.