Love, Death and Karma in the “Age of Vice” – Chicago Review of Books

Love, Death and Karma in the “Age of Vice” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In 2002, a Toyota Landcruiser belonging to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan allegedly crashed into a bakery in Bandra, a trendy suburb in Western Mumbai, running over five unhoused men asleep on the pavement right outside. The trial dominated headlines and sparked dinner table debates for months, until Khan’s driver testified that he was the … Read more

Arson, Old Age, and Life’s Unsolvable Mysteries in “Aviary” – Chicago Review of Books

Arson, Old Age, and Life’s Unsolvable Mysteries in “Aviary” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Montana is often called “Big Sky Country,” but you wouldn’t necessarily know it from the people inhabiting Deirdre McNamer’s Aviary. Set in an elderly housing facility called Pheasant Run, the novel is a tender and evocative portrait of life in its late stages, when confinement might be physical but the memory can still roam … Read more