The Many Shades of Passion in “A Hundred Lovers” – Chicago Review of Books

The Many Shades of Passion in “A Hundred Lovers” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] After two years of physical and psychic anxiety and what feels like a permanent, unwanted reframing of our bodies in the world and in proximity to others, there’s something especially beautiful and necessary about Richie Hofmann’s A Hundred Lovers.  Wandering through this collection is similar to a luxurious meander through one’s favorite museum, with … Read more

Copies and Originals in “A Lover’s Discourse” – Chicago Review of Books

Copies and Originals in “A Lover’s Discourse” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Can people in love ever really understand one another? That is the question at the center of Xiaolu Guo’s latest novel, A Lover’s Discourse. The titular lover is an unnamed woman from southern China, newly arrived in London to complete a Ph.D. program. She develops a relationship with a German-Austrialian landscape architect, also nameless … Read more