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telling stories about the book of j

The recent death of Brazilian writer Moacyr Scliar provides a point of departure for examining writing that is outside the ken of the north American context and is deeply inflected with Scliar’s central influences such as Kafka, Isaac Babel, Schlem … Continue reading

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comedy and humor: storytelling out east

Its been theorized that one of the major problems with Islamic culture is an inability to step outside itself and see itself as others see it.This perception from the West, and America in particular is that of a pan-Arab society … Continue reading

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