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Author Archives: Gretchen McCullough

A Review of Adua by Igiaba Scego

October 23, 2017

Gretchen McCullough

Translated from the Italian by Jamie Richards (New York, NY: New Vessel Press, 2017) Adua, by Igiaba Scego, translated by Jamie Richards, is a lyrical novel that describes the cultural alienation of Somalis living in Italy, both in the present … Continued

A Review of A Greater Music by Bae Suah

February 20, 2017

Gretchen McCullough

Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith (Rochester, NY: Open Letter Books, 2016) Reading Bae Suah’s novel, A Greater Music, is much like the experience of listening to the concertos of Beethoven. I listened to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, … Continued

A Review of Lay Down Your Weary Tune by W.B. Belcher

July 25, 2016

Gretchen McCullough

(New York, NY: Other Press, 2015) After regaling us with entertaining anecdotes about his life as a screen writer in Hollywood, the late Gill Dennis threw out a curve ball: “What was your greatest moment of shame?” He was teaching … Continued

A Review of Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton

April 18, 2016

Gretchen McCullough

(New York, NY: Catapult, 2016) Margaret the First was not a queen, like Katherine of Aragon or Ann Boleyn. But she could be considered an early queen in the history of women’s literature: Margaret Lucas Cavendish, a 17th century Duchess, … Continued

A Review of The Perception of Meaning by Hisham Bustani

November 16, 2015

Gretchen McCullough

Translated from the Arabic by Thoraya El-Rayyes (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2015) Hisham Bustani’s third collection of fiction, The Perception of Meaning, translated by Thoraya El-Rayyes, is like a house of mirrors at a carnival, reflecting the distortion, absurdity, and … Continued

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