Leaving Walter
This story originally appeared on The Common. Copyright © 2015 by Lori Ostlund. From the forthcoming book After the Parade by Lori Ostlund to be published by Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc....
The Common Statement
Competency and knowledge are not supposed to abandon you like lovers do.
Raising Awareness of Contemporary Arab Literature at Amherst
How often do you read books in English that have been translated from other languages? Chances are, not often. Have you ever read a book in English that was translated from Arabic? Chances are, you haven't....
“New” Arabic Writing: Cataclysm in Fast-Forward
In partnership with Amherst College’s The Common literary magazine in anticipation of the upcoming Arabic Culture Series. One might ask: "What is this ‘new’ writing in the Arab World?" Is it a...
