Aamer Hussein on ‘The Cloud Messenger’
Aamer Hussein, courtesy of the writer. Though The Cloud Messenger is Aamer Hussein’s first novel, it comes after five collections of stories and a novella, Another Gulmohar Tree. Born in Karachi,...
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From 1993 to 1995 I stumbled in two graduate programs, first economics and then religious studies. I was undone by advanced calculus and cultural theory—couldn’t handle the rigor of either, the puzzle...
View ArticleA Stowaway to the Thanatosphere: My Voyage Beyond Apollo with Norman Mailer
We’re out this week, but we’re re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2012 while we’re away. We hope you enjoy—and have a happy New Year! On a brisk December day in 1972, the SS Statendam left...
View ArticleAamer Hussein on ‘The Cloud Messenger’
Aamer Hussein, courtesy of the writer. Though The Cloud Messenger is Aamer Hussein’s first novel, it comes after five collections of stories and a novella, Another Gulmohar Tree. Born in Karachi,...
View ArticleTwo Poets
From 1993 to 1995 I stumbled in two graduate programs, first economics and then religious studies. I was undone by advanced calculus and cultural theory—couldn’t handle the rigor of either, the puzzle...
View ArticleA Stowaway to the Thanatosphere: My Voyage Beyond Apollo with Norman Mailer
We’re out this week, but we’re re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2012 while we’re away. We hope you enjoy—and have a happy New Year! On a brisk December day in 1972, the SS Statendam left...
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