Kim Echlin’s Inanna (2003)

2014-03-20T15:24:28-04:00

"I like telling stories of women who act on their passions." "I like these strong female characters." "When I talk with readers I feel an enormous appetite in women to explore both their strength and their emotional connectedness, which still tend not to be honoured in the dominant culture."* Any

Kim Echlin’s Inanna (2003)2014-03-20T15:24:28-04:00

Sita’s Ramayana: A Feminist Retelling

2014-03-20T15:23:42-04:00

As if it wasn't enough to take The Ramayana and present it in images, this volume retells the ancient epic through the eyes of a woman. This is Sita's Ramayana. House of Anansi, 2011 Artwork by Moyna Chitrakar The original Sanskrit text is attributed to the poet Valmiki, and it is

Sita’s Ramayana: A Feminist Retelling2014-03-20T15:23:42-04:00

The Winter Book

2014-07-11T16:20:14-04:00

When I was a girl and allowed to choose my own books for a special occasion, I always selected an anthology. If I'd spotted a book like Rotraut Susanne Berner's The Winter Book, it would have been a shoe in. First, my choice was practical: they were larger books. (Well,

The Winter Book2014-07-11T16:20:14-04:00

Rawi Hage’s De Niro’s Game (2006)

2020-05-21T16:06:48-04:00

Rawi Hage has said that De Niro's Game began as a short story. A short story that continued to grow. "I finally, out of nowhere, had a novel on my hands and I sent it to a few places and I got a few responses." The scenic construction does remind

Rawi Hage’s De Niro’s Game (2006)2020-05-21T16:06:48-04:00

On Reading Margaret Atwood’s The Circle Game (1966)

2014-03-20T15:14:22-04:00

"If you think you understand what you see on the surface, caution Atwood's fathomless parentheticals, keep looking." So says Suzanne Buffam in her introduction to the new AList edition of this classic Canlit work. (And don't you love the word 'parentheticals'?) I'm not sure that I *do* understand

On Reading Margaret Atwood’s The Circle Game (1966)2014-03-20T15:14:22-04:00
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