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Carlos Fuentes — Stockholm’s Loss, His Life and Work the World’s Gain

Carlos Fuentes, 1928 - 2012 I. Four years ago my brother almost died of a bacterial infection. When his roommate found him, what little of him was conscious had been gutted by delirium. As we began to...

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Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013) Hero of the Riverbank

What was Chinua Achebe thinking? It was his only manuscript, and handwritten. I picture him as a young man living in Lagos, carefully stashing in his suitcase the manuscript for the novel he has begun....

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To Read or To Write? – An Update

Always the tradeoff: If I’m reading copiously, I have less time to write. In lieu of a proper post, here is a rundown on what I’ve been reading, and a teaser for the posts I hope it will produce. 1. In...

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