First published 2019
This literary magazine issue centers on Julia Armfield's prize-winning story "The Great Awake," which judges celebrated for its ambitious concept and skilled execution. The collection brings together newly translated works by Man Booker International Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk and Japanese author Nanae Aoyama. Writer Margo Jefferson sits for an interview with Zinzi Clemmons, while Annie Ernaux explores autofiction, gender, and French social geography in conversation with Lauren Elkin. Kevin Brazil examines the possibilities of queer museums that recognize fluid identity rather than fixed categories. Sandip Kuriakose connects Delhi's art and gay scenes through their shared focus on image construction and desire. Lina Meruane reflects on her Palestinian-Chilean heritage and how faces can reveal or conceal truth. Poetry appears from A. K. Blakemore, Imogen Cassels, and Rebecca Goss. A roundtable on class features discussions of language, universities, success narratives, and cultural capital among artists, poets, and academics. Visual art by Allison Katz and Bettina Samson completes this diverse collection of contemporary voices exploring identity, place, and creative expression.
Genres: art, literary-fiction, anthologies, contemporary, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Delhi, France
Period: Contemporary
190 pages · Paperback · Fitzcarraldo Editions