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Modern Fiction in Translation II: Drive Your Plow by Olga Tokarczuk
Columnist Alice Wright reviews Olga Tokarczuk’s 2009 novel Drive Your Plow, an astonishing amalgam of murder mystery and dark feminist comedy.
Modern Fiction in Translation I: The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Alice Wright explores Han Kang’s recently translated novel, The Vegetarian (2007), a deeply disturbing yet beautiful work about agency, mental health, and belief from the perspective of a Korean woman.
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