WLT  Weekly

A photograph of Abdulrazak Gurnah holding up his recently awarded medal from the Nobel committee
Essay

Writing Place

December 08, 2021 |Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Culture

What Working Behind the Scenes on Broadway Taught Me about Storytelling

December 07, 2021 |Amy Neswald
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News and Events

Announcing WLT’s 2021 Pushcart Prize Nominees

December 02, 2021 |The Editors of WLT
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Interviews

Reading Reality through the Imagination: In Conversation with Enrique Vila-Matas

December 01, 2021 |Anna María Iglesia
The covers to a selection of the books covered in the list below.
Lit Lists

World Literature Today’s 75—Make That 100—Notable Translations of 2021

November 30, 2021 |Michelle Johnson
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Literary Tributes

In Memoriam Robert Bly (1926–2021)

November 23, 2021 |The Editors of WLT
Bubbles darken the ocean as they rise to the surface
Poetry

Driftwood

November 18, 2021 |Sudeep Sen
An illustration of a tree with flames around its root. The faces of people populate the branches like fruit
Fiction

Hell Offers Visas to Hazaras

November 17, 2021 |Musa Zafar
A photograph of Khadija Abdalla Bajaber juxtaposed with the cover to her book House of Rust
Interviews

A Deep Bow to Mombasa (and Sea Monsters): A Conversation with Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

November 15, 2021 |Anderson Tepper
The covers to the books listed below
Lit Lists

Books as Multidisciplinary Art Objects: A Recommended Reading List

November 12, 2021 |Kylie Garrett
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Book Reviews

Thinking Outside the Perceptual Box: Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg’s Robot

November 10, 2021 |Rachel Cordasco
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Book Reviews

“still and yet and for all times”: A First Nations Anthology That Liberates Narratives of Indigenous Identity

November 09, 2021 |Dan Disney
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Black Voices

on meeting mark’s grandmother

November 08, 2021 |Adrienne Christian
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Poetry

Sketch Notes on Bagua Ling

November 04, 2021 |Zhang Er
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Culture

Bringing an Iraqi American Perspective to the Big Screen: A Conversation with Weam Namou

November 03, 2021 |Michelle Johnson
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Black Voices

Elegy for Tree

November 02, 2021 |Tamara J. Madison