Kim Thúy’s Mãn (2013)

2015-02-17T12:12:00-05:00

In discussing the different kinds of love which the Vietnamese language distinguishes between, Kim Thúy's Ru lists thích, which means "to love by taste". Random House Canada, 2014 (One may also love without being in love (thuong), love passionately (yêu), love ecstatically (mê), love blindly (mù quáng), or love gratefully (tình nghīa)

Kim Thúy’s Mãn (2013)2015-02-17T12:12:00-05:00

Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins (2012)

2014-05-13T14:08:31-04:00

Jami Attenberg’s novel is about what we wrap up. The cover of The Middlesteins appears to be a fast-food burger wrapper: quintessentially flavourful but fleeting. Edie’s mother watches Edie’s father’s heart beat beneath the skin of his chest. Edie notices the bones at the top of her chest, poking out like

Jami Attenberg’s The Middlesteins (2012)2014-05-13T14:08:31-04:00
Go to Top