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Hari Kunzru
Hari Kunzru Reflects on Edward Said's
Culture and Imperialism
Thirty Years After Publication
“For every narrative there are counternarratives, and meaningful interpretations of culture arise out of an analysis of tensions and contradictions”
By
Hari Kunzru
| May 22, 2025
In One of Her Last Interviews, Joan Didion Talks to Hari Kunzru About Loss,
Blue Nights
, and Giving Up the Yellow Corvette
“Something happened—the ease of my relationship with language disappeared.”
By
Hari Kunzru
| June 29, 2022
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Kamilah Cole on Race, Tropes, and the Whitewashing of Dark Academia
December 30, 2025
by
Kamilah Cole
The Best Books of 2025: Gothic Fiction
December 29, 2025
by
Molly Odintz
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December 29, 2025
by
Alex Rollins Berg
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
"Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller She is very good at creating a 'sense of anticipation…"