In the Heart of Bahia
Itamar Vieira Junior’s first novel, Crooked Plow, tells a story of suffering, resistance, revenge, and redemption set in the impoverished, arid Brazilian Northeast.
June 6, 2024 issue
Fanon the Universalist
Adam Shatz argues in his new biography of Frantz Fanon that the supposed patron saint of political violence was instead a visionary of a radical universalism that rejected racial essentialism and colonialism.
June 6, 2024 issue
The Best Time of His Life
Vinson Cunningham’s novel Great Expectations is nominally about the experiences of an Obama campaign staffer but is really a glimpse into the formation of a critical mind.
June 6, 2024 issue
Second Hand News
In David Adjmi’s new play, a fictional Seventies rock band struggles with life and art.
May 18, 2024
Is Israel Committing Genocide?
I have been engaged for six decades in the human rights movement, which has endeavored to restore peace by enforcing International Humanitarian Law. Can the law bring a measure of justice to the victims of Israel’s and Hamas’s violence?
June 6, 2024 issue
Alice Munro (1931–2024)
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