Fiction: She Dared to Write Poetry About Sex. Iranians Loved and Hated Her for It.
Jasmin Darznik’s elegant novel “Song of a Captive Bird” celebrates the turbulent life of Iran’s most infamous female poet.
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Books of The Times: A Chinese Revolutionary, Reinventing Himself in American Exile
Lauren Hilgers’s “Patriot Number One” offers a detailed and close-up look at immigration through one man’s experience.
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'Let's No One Get Hurt' Is A Lyrical, Powerful Coming-Of-Age Story
Jon Pineda's new novel follows a young girl living with her father in an old boathouse, somewhere in the Southern United States. It's a well-written book that manages to be both honest and poetic.
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Our Back Pages: Notes From the Book Review Archives
In which we consult the Book Review’s past to shed light on the books of the present. This week: Paule Marshall on how her mother’s relationship to language inspired her career.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review.
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New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
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Books of The Times: In ‘Godsong,’ a New Poem That’s 2,000 Years Old
Amit Majmudar’s verse translation of the Bhagavad Gita offers a ravishing and faithful version of that enigmatic religious text.
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Sketchbook: A Well-Read Woman
Celebrating the literary lives of girls with a nod to the illustrator William Steig’s ‘CDB!’
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By the Book: Tracy K. Smith: By the Book
Tracy K. Smith, the poet laureate and author of the forthcoming “Wade in the Water,” wrote a college application essay about Thoreau: “I was an aspiring Transcendentalist from a young age.”
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