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Mieko Kawakami’s ‘Breasts and Eggs’ Is a Feminist Masterpiece
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Mieko Kawakami’s ‘Breasts and Eggs’ Is a Feminist Masterpiece

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 / 29 April 2020

Fearless in its demand for accountability, transcendent in its honesty, Mieko Kawakami's Breasts and Eggs breathes life into feminist literature and throws down a gauntlet for other writers to aspire toward.

Debut Novel ‘Older Brother’ Straddles France, Syria, and Sibling Suspicions
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Debut Novel ‘Older Brother’ Straddles France, Syria, and Sibling Suspicions

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 / 22 October 2019

In Mahir Guven’s debut novel, Older Brother, a young Frenchman’s return to his country from war-torn Syria derails his older brother’s life.

Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet Offers Penetrating Psychological and Sociopolitical Insight
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Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet Offers Penetrating Psychological and Sociopolitical Insight

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 / 15 October 2015
A committed feminist, Ferrante writes with often astonishing candor, even "ferocity", about women's lives, their conflicted relationships with their bodies, with each other, and with men.