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How Contemporary Chinese Literature Made Western Modernism Its Own

How Contemporary Chinese Literature Made Western Modernism Its Own

Yan Lianke on the Concept of “Mythorealism”

By Yan Lianke and Carlos Rojas | May 23, 2022

Xu Xi on Living the Transnational Literary Life

Xu Xi on Living the Transnational Literary Life

“Life really isn’t stranger than fiction, but you have to keep reading, and rereading, to know that.”

By Xu Xi | May 23, 2022

In Praise of the Unhappy Happy Ending

In Praise of the Unhappy Happy Ending

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By Natalie Jenner | May 23, 2022

Jeffrey Yang on the Parallels Between Wood Carving and Poetry

Jeffrey Yang on the Parallels Between Wood Carving and Poetry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 23, 2022

My Queer Life Is Not Inappropriate, and Neither Are the Books That Reflect It

My Queer Life Is Not Inappropriate, and Neither Are the Books That Reflect It

Nicole Melleby on Writing Books that Help Queer Kids and the Kids of Queer Parents Feel Seen

By Nicole Melleby | May 23, 2022

A Liturgy, a Great Release: On Becoming My Wife’s Writing Partner at the End of Her Life

A Liturgy, a Great Release: On Becoming My Wife’s Writing Partner at the End of Her Life

Robbie Quinn Remembers the Labors, Commitment, and Love of His Wife, Tallu Schuyler Quinn

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Considering the Morals of Kierkegaard’s <em>Fear and Trembling</em>

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By History of Literature | May 23, 2022

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Natalie Diaz on the Mojave Language and Where English Fails Us

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On the Early Days of Life in the Sky as a Stewardess

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Naming the Unnamed: On the Many Uses of the Letter X

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