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elina-hirvonen's picture
Apr.20.2009
An astonishingly assured and compelling debut, When I Forgot explores the relationship between a sister and her brother, the past that they share, and the painful memories that shape their lives forever. Anna is on her way to the hospital where her brother has been institutionalized when she...
peter-trachtenberg's picture
May.08.2008
What does it mean to suffer? What enables some people to emerge from tragedy while others are spiritually crushed by it? Why do so many Americans think of suffering as something that happens to other people—who usually deserve it? Some of these these questions are as old as civilization, others as...
tamim-ansary's picture
Jan.04.2008
A passionate personal journey through two cultures in conflict.