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An Interview with Jac Jemc About “Empty Theatre” – Chicago Review of Books

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An Interview with Jac Jemc About “Empty Theatre” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Royalty is an enduring topic in popular culture, from beloved animated princesses to historical monarchs and their tourist-inviting palaces. Many films, television shows, and books have imagined the life of the ruling class from their point of view, but Jac Jemc’s latest novel, Empty Theatre: Or the Lives of King Ludwig II of Bavaria … Read more

The Crushing Weight of Negative Space in “Seven Empty Houses” – Chicago Review of Books

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The Crushing Weight of Negative Space in “Seven Empty Houses” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Each of the seven stories in Samanta Schweblin’s collection Seven Empty Houses engages with the subject of significant absence in ways that are distinct, while fitting easily beneath the same thematic umbrella. Characters search for missing people, objects, and pieces of themselves. Certain losses documented in these stories can never be recouped, yet each … Read more