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Jonathan Wright
How the Stepe Brothers Radicalized Peoria and Inspired a Punk Rock Revolution
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By
Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett
| June 16, 2021
God 99
Hassan Blasim (trans. Jonathan Wright)
By
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| December 18, 2020
The 10 Best Translated Novels
of the Decade
tr. tr. tr.
By
Emily Temple
| November 12, 2019
"The Curse Of The Mud Ball Kid"
Mazen Maarouf (Transl. Jonathan Wright)
By
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| August 15, 2019
The Book of Collateral Damage
Sinan Antoon, translated by Jonathan Wright
By
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| May 30, 2019
"Prickly Jasmine"
Azza Rashad, tr. Jonathan Wright
By
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| January 28, 2019
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| May 12, 2016
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