The Invention of Ana by Mikkel Rosengaard
/This debut coming-of-age novel is a story composed of stories about stories.
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This debut coming-of-age novel is a story composed of stories about stories.
Read MoreA brave novel that avoids easy answers and cheap sentimentality.
Read MoreThe principle of sexual selection, wrote naturalist Charles Darwin, deals with “the advantage which certain individuals have over others of the same sex and species solely in respect of reproduction.” A peacock’s tail, its marvelous length and iridescence sculpted by female choice, is the iconic example. Beetle horns, the elaborate nests of bower birds, and even the human brain, engine of art, music and speech, further illustrate the power of a positive feedback loop. The more refined a trait, the better suited to attracting mates shall a specimen be. Life, when not about brute struggle, becomes both beauty pageant and talent show.
Read MoreAt the heart of Elmet is the idea that societal systems aren’t designed to protect the vulnerable – women, the poor, the landless, the uneducated.
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