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Tag: Fitzcarraldo

King Kong Theory by Virginie Despentes, translated by Frank Wynne – a pertinent and impassioned manifesto

6th December 20206th December 2020  Shameera Nair Lin

Virginie Despentes’ King Kong Theory is an angry and passionate manifesto against late capitalist patriarchy, a story about sexual assault and trauma that centres the survivor.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Camille Paglia, Fitzcarraldo, Fitzcarraldo Editions, Frank Wynne, King Kong Theory, Lauren Elkin, Life in Languages, patriarchy, sex work, sexual assault, Translation, Virginie Despentes

Minor Detail by Adania Shibli, translated by Elisabeth Jaquette – a chilling account of state violence and its erasure

13th October 2020  Selin Genc

Misleading in size and the simplicity of its prose, Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail is brutal in its exploration of political violence towards women and the normalisation and erasure of this when it comes to national memorialisation, writes Selin Genc.

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Posted in Arts, BooksTagged: Adana Shibli, Elisabeth Jaquette, Fitzcarraldo, Fitzcarraldo Editions, imperialism, Life in Languages, Minor Detail, Palestine, Selin Genc, Translation, Turkey
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