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    Feeling in Farsi, Writing in English:
    On Translating Your Life From One Language to Another

    Sahar Delijani Navigates the Complexity of Conjuring Her Old Life in a New Language

     
    By Sahar Delijani  January 14, 2025

    From Ancient Troy to 1990s Tennessee: Maria Zoccola on Creating an Afterlife For Homer’s Helen

    “We’re raising eidolons, real and not-real, tales that move and breathe and stand side by side, speaking Troy into the future.”

     
    By Maria Zoccola  January 14, 2025

    Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

    Featuring Pico Iyer, Karissa Chen, Betty Shamieh and More

     
    By Teddy Wayne  January 14, 2025

    In Defense of the Messy Queers: Why “Good” Representation Isn”t Enough

    For Edward Underhill, “The fullness of life comes from the struggle.”

     
    By Edward Underhill  January 14, 2025

    Defying Empire: On the Perennially Relevant Political Message of Wicked

    Aaron Boehmer Considers Enemies of the State, in the US and Oz

     
    By Aaron Boehmer  January 13, 2025

    An Emotional Time Machine: How Our Sense of Smell Can Unlock Childhood Memories

    Jonas Olofsson on the Science Behind the Hidden Olfactory Keys to Times Long Past

     
    By Jonas Olofsson  January 13, 2025