What kind of literature might emerge in Burma, post-censorship? James Byrne, co-editor of the Burmese poetry anthology Bones Will Crow, reports on how government reforms are changing the literary landscape for writers and publishers, and how the rosy future of Burmese literature is really just a “surface reality.”
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In this cartoon Lai Lorne (Burma) contemplates the future of the Irrawaddy River if the Myitsone dam is completed.
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In February Manuel Gonzales came to City of Asylum Pittsburgh to read from his collection of short stories, The Miniature Wife and Other Tales. In this exclusive video he reads the grisly and hilarious “Cash to a Killing.”
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French author Laurent Binet visited City of Asylum in November 2013 to read from his novel HHhH. Binet also sat down with Sampsonia Way to discuss his historical novel, objectivity, and his distaste for current French literature.
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Cartoonist Arcadio Esquivel (Costa Rica) comments on the ongoing violence and protests in Venezuela.
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In this cartoon Enrico Bertuccioli (Italy) comments on Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan’s war on social media.
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Cuban columnist Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo discusses Oliver Stone’s amoral “tribute documentary” on the late ‘Supreme Commander’ Hugo Chávez amid the protests and violence impacting Venezuela.
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Cuban columnist Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo discusses the premiere of Oliver Stone’s “tribute documentary” on the late ‘Supreme Commander’ Hugo Chávez amid the protests and violence impacting Venezuela today.
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In this cartoon Jehad Awrtani (Jordan) notes the dangerous game Russia plays with its involvement in Syria and Ukraine.
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In contrast to journalists, Russian writers are today freer to write about what they want. Natasha Perova, editor of the literary magazine Glas, explains what is currently happening in Russian literature.
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