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International LiteratureNovelsThe Horror Show

Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi’s novel The Centre serves up a feminist horror story about language and storytelling

July 10, 2023July 24, 2023

The novel parcels out its secrets judiciously, saving the final reveal for the very last sentence.

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CanLitPoetryThe Colophon

Poetic form gets exploded and reshaped in two recent volumes from River Halen and Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

The notion of making oneself "legible" to oneself and others is at the centre of Halen's project.

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Brief EncountersInternational LiteratureShort Fiction

31 Days of Stories 2021, Day 28: “The Secret Sharer” by Joseph Conrad

May 28, 2021June 14, 2022

Conrad’s story is at once a version of a doppelgänger story and an examination of repressed psychology and moral ambiguity.

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