Making History Sing: On Vera Mutafchieva’s “The Case of Cem”
Josh Billings reviews Bulgarian author Vera Mutafchieva’s historical novel “The Case of Cem.”
"For a long time now I haven't been I."
— Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Josh Billings reviews Bulgarian author Vera Mutafchieva’s historical novel “The Case of Cem.”
Josh BillingsMar 13
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A new poem from Zeina Hashem Beck.
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