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Hisham Matar’s The Return: Touching Bottom in an Ocean of Grief
Writing

Hisham Matar’s The Return: Touching Bottom in an Ocean of Grief

This memoir of returning to Libya after the fall of Gaddafi will absolutely break your heart. It is also really really good. Read it.

"The Queue" is a Dystopian Novel About Egypt After the Revolution
Literature

"The Queue" is a Dystopian Novel About Egypt After the Revolution

While Basma Abdel Aziz's new work starts with a bullet to the gut it is also relevant to those of us stuck on hold with an insurance agent.

Infidels is a Novel About a Gay Jihadi, and Also Not About That At All
Literature

Infidels is a Novel About a Gay Jihadi, and Also Not About That At All

Billed as a homosexual coming-of-age story that ends with a suicide bombing, Infidels, by Abdellah Taïa, is so much more.

Marie NDiaye's Transformations In 'Ladivine'
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Marie NDiaye's Transformations In 'Ladivine'

Marie NDiaye's newest novel, 'Ladivine,' is a continuation of the author's complex approach to a plot that always isn't what it seems.

A. Igoni Barrett's "Blackass" And The Afropolitan Debate
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A. Igoni Barrett's "Blackass" And The Afropolitan Debate

"Blackass" is a Nigerian novel about the Afropolitan fantasy and the painful reality of race.

'Natives' Is A Startling Novel About Sex, Migration And Stereotypes Of African Virility
Writing

'Natives' Is A Startling Novel About Sex, Migration And Stereotypes Of African Virility

Equatoguinean author Inongo vi Makomè's 'Natives' is the raw story of an immigrant sex-worker in Barcelona.

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