This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
...more
This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
...more
This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
...more
This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
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This Week in Essays
A weekly roundup of essays we’re reading online!
...morePutting Home into Words
It would have been almost impossible for me to resist Brazil forever. Given my love for black people and fascination with our stories, Brazil’s paramount importance in the historical trans-Atlantic slave trade and its contemporary role as a cultural and economic leader on the world stage, it was inevitable that my travels would lead me […]
...moreThe Companionship of Books
For Words without Borders, Can Xue describes her father’s “serious books” and how having them as companions led her to a “genuine spiritual pursuit.”
...moreInternational Comics in February
This month, Words Without Borders has its annual “International Graphic Novel” series. The lineup features comic artists from France, Spain, Perú, Egypt, and Japan. Every panel is translated into English, and each artist brings his or her own distinct style and voice.
...moreThriller Education
At Words Without Borders, B.J. Epstein expounds upon the culture of crime novels, its covert international influence and the diversity of fear. She also continues the necessary conversation of why Anglophones are relentlessly intimidated by translated literature. Why are English-language readers so interested in crime but less likely to want to read other texts? Is […]
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