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Night of Happiness

Ragini Mohite reviews Tabish Khair’s latest novel, a sensitive acknowledgement of the indignities faced by minority communities and individuals in contemporary India.

Imperial Boredom

Josh Gabert-Doyon reviews a revisionist history of the dash and dare of British imperialism and colonialism.

Colonial Violence

Matthew Kovac reviews a timely re-examination of the violence that underscored Europe’s imperial and colonial ventures.

Gender, Health, and History in Modern East Asia

Harry Yi-Jui Wu reviews a collection of essays that discuss the often disorienting impact of the introduction of Western biological and medical sciences to East Asia.

Exit West

Ragini Mohite kicks off a series of reviews and essays on Writing Colonialism today with a look back at Moshin Hamid’s recently reprinted novel of magical realism and migration.

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