Featuring a cover story devoted to four artists of Iraqi descent who are achieving global recognition, the November 2023 issue of World Literature Today is bursting at the seams with lively culture essays, book reviews, poetry, creative nonfiction, interviews, and fiction. Highlights include Karlos K. Hill interviewing Cornel West about his embrace of prophetic witness; Adnan Mahmutović recalling an unforgettable Hajj; and Veronica Esposito pondering the characters of the schlemiel and schlimazel in her latest “Untranslatable” column. With 80 pages of vibrant content, WLT’s latest issue remains your indispensable guide to the best in international literature and culture.