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May The End Be Well For All
The tradition of toast-giving has followed my family through centuries and continents. This essay tells the tale of one family’s survival and the toasts—poignant and amusing—that have brought together generations in grief and celebration.
The Person And The Personal
The Person And The Personal
I Have The Right To Be A Stranger
I Have The Right To Be A Stranger
Four Poems
Four Poems
Alain Mabanckou
The 2016 Puterbaugh Fellow.
Urban Reality and Classical Antiquity
A Conversation with Luis Alberto de Cuenca.
Dinner with Dick Francis
Francis’s books were all set in the world of horse racing, but he did not use the same detective character over and over as is most common in mystery publishing. He wrote about jockeys and wine merchants and breeders and the great variety of people connected to racing.
Son Jarocho, Rock and Roll, and Bridges between Cultures
A Conversation with Agustín del Moral Tejeda.