Welcome to Lagos

Timothy Ogene reviews Onuzo’s brand-new 2017 Faber novel, discussing intertextuality, gratuitous representations of African poverty and ‘what it means to Continue reading →

The High Mountains of Portugal

Jeremy Simmons reviews Yann Martel’s latest, praising the novel’s magical realism as a new form of modern mythology. Yann Martel, Continue reading →

The Brexit Club

Sean Mahoney on the Farage appeal, the Brexit chaos and the cirumlocution offices of the modern age. Owen Bennet, The Continue reading →

Swimming in Hong Kong

Christopher Hill reviews Stephanie Han’s new collection of short stories exploring the nature of identity and the concept of home.  Continue reading →

Ema the Captive

Christopher Urban reviews the latest translation of prolific Argentine writer César Aira who wrote but never revised, producing more than Continue reading →

Between the Trees and the Non-Trees – 在樹與非樹之間

Joel Swann’s epic series of 21 reviews of poetry published in Hong Kong continues with Agi Mishol’s short collection. Agi Continue reading →

Semantics and Nutrition 語義和營養

Joel Swann continues his series of 21 reviews of the powerful Poetry and Conflict box set by Chinese University of Hong Kong Continue reading →

Not Written Words 不是文字

Yunwen Gao reviews Xi Xi’s Not Written Words discussing the sounds of poetry and the art of translation. XI XI 西西, Not Continue reading →