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Drew Wilson, “End of Amnesia,” 2009

Forgetting the Past: Nineteen Thoughts on Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant and Chan Koonchung’s The Fat Years

September 16, 2015 |

Reykjavik, Iceland.

Novels by poets, the Reykjavik International Literary Festival, and more

September 11, 2015 |

Guillermo Arreola, Ni tú escaparás (2005), mixed media on canvas, 90 x 80cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Two Poems

September 09, 2015 |

Alif. Photo by Tony Elieh.

Beyond Alif

September 08, 2015 |

September issue of WLT

The September issue of WLT, Ferrante Fever, and more

September 04, 2015 |

Woodcut from 400th anniversary edition of Don Quixote

Cultural Cross Sections

My Love Affair with Don Quixote

September 03, 2015 |

2015 Neustadt Festival

News and Events

Schedule of Events for the 2015 Neustadt Festival Announced

September 02, 2015 |

News and Events

Coming in the November Issue of WLT

September 02, 2015 |

Isabel Cole

Interviews, On Translation

Coming of Age in a Timeless Era: An Interview with Isabel Fargo Cole

September 01, 2015 |

Miniature books, literary castles, and more

August 28, 2015 |

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in an 1843 drawing by their younger brother, Ludwig Emil Grimm.

Grimm Beginnings

August 26, 2015 |

Mia Couto. Photo by Shevaun Williams

Drinkable books, gender disparity, and more

August 21, 2015 |

Crescent moon behind clouds. Photo by Adam Evans/Flickr

Coming

August 19, 2015 |

Literary gardens, book museums, and more

August 14, 2015 |

Shanghai gelatin silver print

Old Shanghai

August 12, 2015 |

Book deserts, literary hoaxes, and more

August 07, 2015 |

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