topic: Fiction

How to Tell the Story of an Insurgency, edited by Aruni Kashyap, is an effective acquaintance with the three decades of insurgency in the...

I like shrinks, she said, chuckling, her face twitching. She should know. For over two years now, she has been in the care of an alienist...

“I must eat a decent meal today!” Ahmed Suk Suk said to himself, as he woke up and sat on the bed. “I haven’t had some warm food with salt...

I The mother, in short tight clothes, smudgy-eyed and lank-haired, wasted from taking more than her usual count of men, and, smiling a wry...

Their life in Belgium already seemed like something that happened to someone else. Sometimes, Agu and Prosperous spoke of it, not of...

Early this year I returned to northern Uganda during the dry season and was reminded of the pervasive nature of dust, the way it defines...

It is impossible to encapsulate the life and work of someone as prolific and influential as beloved Algerian novelist Assia Djebar. Her...

The resting place of the dead is respected here. Straight lines, manicured grass, clean concrete and untouched graves. Everything has its...