When a bomb explodes in a university cafe, nineteen students are killed. The Empty Space begins with the identification of these slain students. Slowly, each individual is claimed and taken away for a proper burial by their mourning family members. T...
In this Indian modern classic, roofs are a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play. They are realms of freedom—freedom from the male gaze, sexual freedom, and freedom from society. Chachcho and Lalna use their ro...
The history of walls—as a way to keep people in or out—is also the history of people managing to get around, over and under them. From the Berlin Wall and the Mexico–US border, to the barbed wire fences of Bangladesh’s refugee...
“I highlighted just about every line in this book, and I can’t think of a better novel to make sense of our current era.” -- Molly Odintz, CrimeReadsFrom the International Booker Prize-winning author-translator duo of Tomb of Sand, a powe...