Author Archives: tottenville
Bilal Tanweer’s 'The Scatter Here Is Too Great'
Near the end of Bilal Tanveer’s The Scatter Here Is Too Great, one of the seven unnamed narrators of this novel-in-stories reflects on his father’s love of classical Urdu tales, like the fantastical Tilism-e Hoshruba, an Urdu epic that follows
Bilal Tanweer’s 'The Scatter Here Is Too Great'
Near the end of Bilal Tanveer’s The Scatter Here Is Too Great, one of the seven unnamed narrators of this novel-in-stories reflects on his father’s love of classical Urdu tales, like the fantastical Tilism-e Hoshruba, an Urdu epic that follows
In Conversation with Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor arrived in superlative form on the lit horizon with the February 2010 release of a story collection, Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever—not all that long after appearing one day in front of Electric Lit’s table at
In Conversation with Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor arrived in superlative form on the lit horizon with the February 2010 release of a story collection, Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever—not all that long after appearing one day in front of Electric Lit’s table at
The Landscape of Vulnerability: Maria Venegas' 'Bulletproof Vest'
If you don’t believe in magic or fate, Maria Venegas’ debut memoir, Bulletproof Vest, might change your mind. The narrative reads like a novel and is written in a similar fashion to the corrido, a traditional farewell ballad for peasants
The Landscape of Vulnerability: Maria Venegas' 'Bulletproof Vest'
If you don’t believe in magic or fate, Maria Venegas’ debut memoir, Bulletproof Vest, might change your mind. The narrative reads like a novel and is written in a similar fashion to the corrido, a traditional farewell ballad for peasants
Reading in the Present Tense: Ben Lerner's '10:04'
Ben Lerner is a true poet’s poet—a composer of bold, experimental verse—but his turn to fiction in the 2010s has proven him to be a critic’s novelist. The hero of his lauded debut novel, Leaving the Atocha Station (2011), is
Reading in the Present Tense: Ben Lerner's '10:04'
Ben Lerner is a true poet’s poet—a composer of bold, experimental verse—but his turn to fiction in the 2010s has proven him to be a critic’s novelist. The hero of his lauded debut novel, Leaving the Atocha Station (2011), is
Ways of Seeing, Ways of Saying
The creation of stories is a fundamental human activity. By placing events in relation to one another we structure our experience and generate meaning. The narratives we believe convince us by their proximity to what we perceive as real, whether
Ways of Seeing, Ways of Saying
The creation of stories is a fundamental human activity. By placing events in relation to one another we structure our experience and generate meaning. The narratives we believe convince us by their proximity to what we perceive as real, whether
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