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My Improbable, Irrational Mario Vargas Llosa Story

My Improbable, Irrational Mario Vargas Llosa Story

Juan Gabriel Vásquez on a Globe- and Decade-Spanning Coincidence

By Juan Gabriel Vásquez | April 4, 2017

Leaving the Village: Xiaolu Guo on a Traumatic Uprooting

Leaving the Village: Xiaolu Guo on a Traumatic Uprooting

"That place made me a hard person, a stoic and even merciless person"

By Xiaolu Guo | March 28, 2017

The Return by Hisham Matar

The Return by Hisham Matar

"It took me time to understand the implications of Father’s actions"

By Literary Hub | March 24, 2017

Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole

Known and Strange Things by Teju Cole

"If I traveled to one of these distant Americas, I had to reimagine them"

By Literary Hub | March 24, 2017

How to Eat a Really Big Lunch with Jim Harrison

How to Eat a Really Big Lunch with Jim Harrison

Sharing Enchiladas with an Iconic Gourmand

By Peter Nowogrodzki | March 24, 2017

Unlearnable Lessons on My Father's Deathbed

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When I Ride the Women-Only Car, I Can Temporarily Forget My Body

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A Brief Stop On the Road From Auschwitz

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