Until now, the East European canon in American literature has been dominated by male dissident figures such as Brodsky, Milosz, and Kundera. Magdalena Zaborowska challenges that canon by demonstrating
Between 1961 and 1971 James Baldwin spent extended periods of time in Turkey, where he worked on some of his most important books. In this first in-depth exploration of Baldwin's "Turkish decade," Mag
Between 1961 and 1971 James Baldwin spent extended periods of time in Turkey, where he worked on some of his most important books. In this first in-depth exploration of Baldwin’s “Turkish decade,” Mag
The last sixteen years of James Baldwin's life (1971–1987) unfolded in a village in the south of France, in a sprawling house nicknamed “Chez Baldwin.” In Me and My House Magdale
The last sixteen years of James Baldwin's life (1971–1987) unfolded in a village in the south of France, in a sprawling house nicknamed “Chez Baldwin.” In Me and My House Magdale
Fifteen essays, by academics in English or American studies (with one advanced graduate student) bring contemporary theory to the subject of Puritan sexual culture, with topics that include: a Foucaul