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Book Review

The cover of A Death in the Rainforest by Don Kulick

What Causes A Language To Die?

The death of a language is a loss to the world. But more important than mourning is understanding how and why these languages are lost.

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
The book cover of Life of David Hockney by Catherine Cusset

Introducing Catherine Cusset’s ‘Life Of David Hockney’

This month, we’re reading a novelistic biography of a famed artist that is equal parts joyous and tragic.

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
The cover of Daria Bogdanska's Wage Slaves

Introducing Daria Bogdanska’s ‘Wage Slaves’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
Book cover for Philippe Besson's Lie With Me

Introducing Philippe Besson’s ‘Lie With Me’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
Cover of Love In The New Millennium

Introducing Can Xue’s ‘Love In The New Millennium’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
cover of the book The Spirit of Science Fiction

Introducing Roberto Bolaño’s ‘The Spirit of Science Fiction’

By
Dylan Lyons
han kang's the white book

Introducing Han Kang’s ‘The White Book’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
A Horse Walks Into A Bar

Introducing David Grossman’s ‘A Horse Walks Into A Bar’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
Folktakes From Around The World

Introducing ‘Favorite Folktales From Around The World’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
Yoko Tawada's The Emissary

Introducing Yoko Tawada’s ‘The Emissary’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
Elene Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend

Introducing Elena Ferrante’s ‘My Brilliant Friend’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
American Fictionary

Introducing Dubravka Ugrešić’s ‘American Fictionary’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
Comemadre

Introducing Roque Larraquy’s ‘Comemadre’

By
Dylan Lyons
Book of Emma Reyes

Introducing ‘The Book Of Emma Reyes’

By
Thomas Moore Devlin
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