Wrestling with Ghosts: Joseph Han’s Nuclear Family
“Mostly,” this novel warns us, “the dead are at peace. But when they are not, this is when they may ask something of us, attempt to guide our lives to fulfill what they could not.”
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Join NOW!“Mostly,” this novel warns us, “the dead are at peace. But when they are not, this is when they may ask something of us, attempt to guide our lives to fulfill what they could not.”
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...moreGeorgina Lawton discusses her debut memoir, RACELESS.
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...moreThese writers expand the meaning of the word home by virtue of their lives and their writing.
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...moreThere is nothing I want more than a happy ending.
...moreThese poems present a challenge to the typically imposed strictures of ownership, narrative, and solution.
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...moreBarbara Jane Reyes discusses her new collection, LETTERS TO A YOUNG BROWN GIRL.
...moreSome people say dreams are a glimpse into an alternate reality.
...moreMorgan Jerkins discusses her new book, WANDERING IN STRANGE LANDS.
...moreJudith Santopietro discusses TIAWANAKU. POEMAS DE LA MADRE COQA/POEMS FROM THE MOTHER COQA.
...moreHow does a fictional account come to stand in for history?
...moreMarianne Chan discusses her debut poetry collection, ALL HEATHENS.
...moreLuis Othoniel Rosa discusses his novel, DOWN WITH GARGAMEL!.
...moreGabrielle Civil discusses EXPERIMENTS IN JOY.
...moreSejal Shah discusses her debut essay collection, THIS IS ONE WAY TO DANCE.
...moreZaina Arafat discusses her debut novel, YOU EXIST TOO MUCH.
...moreXandria Phillips discusses their debut full-length collection, HULL.
...moreKristen Millares Young discusses her debut novel, SUBDUCTION.
...moreEach poem opens a window into cities and vocabularies of exile.
...moreSWANA writers share recommendations for what to read to gain perspective on the region.
...moreSam Farahmand discusses his debut novel, CHIMERO.
...moreThis is what I think of when I think of home; Africa is my altar.
...moreShe holds me. We hold each other.
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