Reviews
Friday, March 19 2010
Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia edited by Mikhail Iossel and Jeff Parker
This collection of post-Soviet short stories from Russian authors born in the waning days of the once-powerful empire raises some important questions. Namely, what is the New Russia?
Friday, February 19 2010
The Arabs: A History by Eugene Rogan
Rogan often hints that current stereotypes of the Arabs as conservative, militant, and socially backward ignores a vibrant history of cultural exchange, progressive gender relations, and modern secularism.
Tuesday, December 8 2009
The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? by Padgett Powell
If Padgett Powell's new book is a novel, in some Dada sense of the word, it looks awfully similar to a list.
