A Window Into Both Past and Present in “Hawa Hawa” – Chicago Review of Books

A Window Into Both Past and Present in “Hawa Hawa” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] Satire often depends on specific moments in time and place. The challenge of writing great satire is in transcending those limits. For instance, Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal spoke to a time and place, anchored to a historic period, but rendered irrelevant by Ireland’s economic rise and the period of the Celtic Tiger. Or … Read more

Shuffling the Gothic Cards in “One Dark Window” – Chicago Review of Books

Shuffling the Gothic Cards in “One Dark Window” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] The opening chapter of Rachel Gillig’s debut novel One Dark Window, is itself a dark window, inviting readers to look into the misty woods where shadows stalk, explore the medieval town of Blunder with its superstitions and prejudices, and collect the arcane “Providence” cards (not unlike a Tarot deck or a set of Oracle … Read more