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Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s <em>Texas: The Great Theft</em>

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft

“Like a thief, gossip moves swiftly, undeterred by rivers or valleys, indifferent to borders and the hotheads who patrol them.”

By Merve Emre | December 9, 2024

Snapshots in Verse: On Hannah Arendt’s Long-Lost Poems

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in conversation with AudioFile's Michele Cobb

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Anna Noyes on Knowing When to Give Up

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Faith Adiele on Hybrid Writing for Hybrid Lives

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Listening To Africa: Three African Writers Discuss the History and Future of African Music

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