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Surviving and communing together are sacred gestures.
Doyle’s exuberant writing praised particular things in rich detail. It cut to the pulsing heart of life.
There’s nothing subtle about Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Marxist critique of life in postcolonial Kenya.
A novel at the edge of faith
It’s rare to encounter a female protagonist in theological fiction.
A president walks into a Buddhist purgatory
The new George Saunders novel turns a crazy idea into a deeply moving story.
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The line between here and there
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Who I'd invite to my writers' dinner party