In our afternoon reading: thoughts on Milan Kundera’s legacy, Palestinian poetry in translation, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Julie Byrne Interviewed, Remembering Milan Kundera, Philip Fracassi on Horror, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Julie Byrne, a Milan Kundera reading list, and more.
A Glimpse of the Influence of Philip Roth’s “Writers from the Other Europe”
At Literary Hub, you’ll find a conversation between Nuruddin Farah and Ivan Vladislavić on a variety of topics. (We interviewed Vladislavić last year.) One of the areas of discussion focused on Vladislavić’s political awareness as a writer. In his response, he alluded to his search for the best way to address the politics of apartheid-era South Africa in his own work, and took influence from an unexpected place.