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Dear Jokha, Celestial Bodies (2018, tr. Marilyn Booth. Original: Sayyidat al-Qamar, 2010) revolves around a family and their household members, in an Omani village, in the late 20th…… Read more “Their movement through life is invisible”
Month: July 2020
Jokha Alharthi
Jokha Alharthi (1978) is an Omani writer. She has a PhD in Classical Arabic Poetry from the University of Edinburgh, and currently works as an associate professor of Arabic Literature…… Read more “Jokha Alharthi”
Her compelling mouth, the scent of lavender and cigarette smoke
Dear Dola, Set in Amsterdam on the eve of World War II, The Tree and the Vine (2020, tr. Kristen Gehrman. Original: De thuiswacht, 1954*) is narrated…… Read more “Her compelling mouth, the scent of lavender and cigarette smoke”
Dola de Jong
Dola de Jong (born Dorothea Rosalie de Jong, 10 October 1911 – 12 November 2003) was a Dutch writer. Born to a wealthy Jewish family in The…… Read more “Dola de Jong”
Women in Translation Month | 2020
Hi, folks! It’s that time of the year again! Meytal over at the Biblibio blog is hosting the Women in Translation Month (#WITMonth) in August. The event aims to encourage readers, reviewers, publishers,…… Read more “Women in Translation Month | 2020”
The Classics Club | New list
Hi, folks! As most of you know, The Classics Club is a group of readers committed to reading and blogging about at least 50 classics over a…… Read more “The Classics Club | New list”
My soul, mad as a moth,
Dear Auta, The poems in your Horto (1900, ‘Garden’ or ‘Orchard’) address the topics of death, idealized love, childhood, romantic loss, spirituality, and the sublimation of suffering…… Read more “My soul, mad as a moth,”
Auta de Souza
Auta de Souza (Auta Henriqueta de Souza, (12 September 1876 — 7 February 1901) was a Brazilian writer born in Macaíba, in Rio Grande do Norte. When…… Read more “Auta de Souza”
Mid-Year Check In | 2020
Hi, folks! I saw this meme/ tag on Eric’s channel, and decided to jump in and take the opportunity to discuss my reading year so far. Here…… Read more “Mid-Year Check In | 2020”
Oh, stag of mine, darling stag, my one and only
Dear Ariana, Die, My Love (2017, tr. Sarah Moses & Carolina Orloff. Original: Matate, Amor, 2012) is all about voice: a short musical piece of sustained rage,…… Read more “Oh, stag of mine, darling stag, my one and only”
Ariana Harwicz
Ariana Harwicz (1977) is an Argentine writer. She studied screenwriting and acting in Argentina and then earned a degree in performing arts from the University of Paris VII.…… Read more “Ariana Harwicz”
It isn’t a circle–it is simply a long line
Dear Lorraine, I love how inconclusive your portrait of a 1950’s working-class African American family is in A Raisin in the Sun (1959) – the way it…… Read more “It isn’t a circle–it is simply a long line”
Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry (Lorraine Vivian Hansberry, May 19, 1930 – January 12, 1965) was an African-American writer and playwright. Lorraine Hansberry was the youngest of four children. Her…… Read more “Lorraine Hansberry”
