Americans have long prided themselves on the idea that we are a nation of immigrants. Even considering the complexity of...
Politics
"Poetry is deeply democratic—it can exist in the mind alone, and it’s therefore infinitely potent as a political haven." Kaveh...
Editor's Note: fivebooks.com took this interview in 2009. They call it one of the saddest interviews on their site in...
Chapter Three The Nepalese and the Holy City ‘Banaras is not only a city, but a culture in itself —...
"These literary works depict the political, social and religious realities of Syria before and after March 2011 in order to...
Syria’s literary tradition is just part of the rich and beautiful cultural heritage of a country which has faced many difficulties...
Iraqi writer Hassan Blasim came to me rather unremarkably. In the dead of Canada’s fierce winter in January 2017, I...
"Only when revolutionaries start writing will there be revolutionary literature." Editor's Note: A speech by the Chinese writer Lu Xun...
Chapter Six MAINE NAZIRA, AA KHA? Memory as Women’s Resistance Parveena Ahangar holds many sobriquets -- from Iron Lady to...
By Monica Arora Title: Exit West Author: Mohsin Hamid Publisher: Penguin Random House Pages: 229 Price: ₹ 599 To Buy...
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