End-of-Year Wrap-up | 2020 in Review
Despite everything, 2020 has been an exciting year that introduced us to wonderful new writers who will possibly be remembered as the greatest writers of our times.
‘Home is not a place to return to’: An I-Novel by Minae Mizumura
Minae is able to move beyond all the ideologies, illusions, and the pressure to belong, which, after twenty-years liberates her. The original version of An I-Novel, published in 1995, mixes Japanese and English seamlessly, creating a literary work that reflects its narrator’s desire to find her true self. Like the novel we hold in our hands, Minae is audacious and multifaceted, and she does not fit into a box.
Monthly Wrap-Up | August 2020
In the midst of chaos, I wasn’t able to write as much as I wanted in August, but we are coming back full force.
A Turkish American Story: Selma Ekrem’s ‘Unveiled’
Ekrem’s is a story of displacement and self-realization—a story of reconciliation between Eastern and Western cultural codes within a transcultural space as she grows into independence as a woman and an immigrant.
Hope and Resistance: A Door Between Us by Ehsaneh Sadr | Coming September 1, 2020
‘A Door Between Us’ is a poignant yet heartwarming reflection on the importance of breaking down barriers in an increasingly polarized, politicized world. It’s a contemporary novel that will remain relevant and inspiring for many decades to come.
So Long a Letter; So Long a History | Mariama Bâ, Muslimness, and Women’s Rights
Through Ramatoulaye’s reflections, Bâ highlights the institution of marriage as a structural symbol of the patriarchal system, in which asymmetrical gender relations are maintained and projected as part of the Islamic doctrine.
