Searching for the Language of Home in “An I-Novel” – Chicago Review of Books

Searching for the Language of Home in “An I-Novel” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] An I-Novel by Minae Mizumura is an immigrant story turned on its head. In traditional tales, a foreign-born young person arrives on American shores unable to speak the language but grows up to become a great success. An I-Novel, instead, is about two Japanese sisters in America who long to go “home.” But what … Read more

Megan Stielstra’s First Books Are Getting a New Home This Summer with NU Press – Chicago Review of Books

Megan Stielstra’s First Books Are Getting a New Home This Summer with NU Press – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] It’s always cold this time of year, but when Megan Stielstra’s first two books quietly became available for pre-orders early in January, it got cool. Previously out of print, Stielstra’s collections Everyone Remain Calm and Once I Was Cool will now have a new home with Northwestern University Press this August. Both books are … Read more