World LiteratureToday Speculative Fiction 5 Writers Who Dwell in Possibility PIERRETTE FLEUTIAUX | RODRIGO FRESÁN | ANGÉLICA GORODISCHER ALEKSEY LUKYANOV | ANNE RICHTER CREATIVE NONFICTION Alberto Chimal’s periodic table of books REVIEWS OF BOOKS BY Carmen Boullosa Mia Couto Dunya Mikhail & more Your passport to great reading THE CRAFT OF BILINGUAL WRITERS | REMEMBERING CLARIBELALEGRÍA | GOOD VS. EVIL IN CRIME FICTION Life is Good Alex Capus Translated by John Brownjohn This new novel by Alex Capus is a hymn to trust, friendship, and life’s small pleasures. Told with his trademark humor, Life is Good is about finding contentment in rootedness as the world speeds up. Paper $19.95 Yiza Michael Köhlmeier Translated by Ruth Martin “Simultaneously bleak and hopeful, Yiza traverses the expansive landscape of human suffering as seen through the eyes of displaced migrant children.” —Foreword Reviews Paper $15.95 New from HAUS PUBLISHING From Midnight to Glorious Morning? India Since Independence Mihir Bose Mihir Bose traveled the length and breadth of India to explore how a country that many doubted would survive its birth has been transformed into an economic force to be reckoned with. This is a nuanced, personal, and trenchant book. Paper $24.95 Distributed by the University of Chicago Press www.press.uchicago.edu Tribute 40 In Memoriam Claribel Alegría: Amor sin fin by George Evans & Daisy Zamora Q&A 20 A Conversation with Masatsugu Ono by Reid Bartholomew Creative Nonfiction 24 A Periodic Table of Books by Alberto Chimal Essays 30 Inside the Bilingual Writer by Erik Gleibermann 35 Exploring the Notion of Story Structure by Nii Ayikwei Parkes Contents In Every Issue | 3 Editor’s Note | 5 Notebook | 62 World Literature in Review | 96 Outpost cover feature 43 The House by Pierrette Fleutiaux 45 The Tenants by Anne Richter 51 A Perfect Wife by Angélica Gorodischer 54 Annus Mirabilis (Anus Horribilis) by Aleksey Lukyanov 58 Ancient History by Rodrigo Fresán Editors’ Picks: Summer Reads 9 Michelle Johnson 19 Rob Vollmar 37 Daniel Simon MAY – JUNE 2018 Crime & Mystery 12 Antagonists and Master Criminals by J. Madison Davis Poetry 15 Six Poems by Mahtem Shiferraw 18 Three Poems by Juan Bello Sánchez 26 A Dedication Poem by Mohamed Metwalli 28 Two Poems by Lamia Makaddem 38 The Mandala by Claribel Alegría 35 42 about the cover Illustration by Gediminas Pranckevičius, an illustrator working and living in Vilnius, Lithuania Speculative Fiction 15 Poetry by Mahtem Shiferraw Nii Ayikwei Parkes on “The Power of Normal” Showcasing Poems That Present the Palestinian Narrative: A Conversation with Naomi Foyle by Valentina Viene Reflecting Iraq to the Outside World: A Conversation with Anoud by Claire Riggs PHOTO: YVO LUNA PHOTO: UNAMI/SARMAD AL-SAFY What’s on worldlit.org digital enhancements Visit our website for exclusive content including original audio recordings, photo galleries, blog posts, and more. 5 favorite literary instas (p. 10) “Writing poetry is a lifeline, and the poetry I love the best has a sense of absolute necessity about it.” “We change the status quo by communicating with those who challenge us.” online extras Look for these icons throughout the issue for information about exclusive content found online. web exclusive photo gallery audio video Bilingual audio fiction by Aleksey Lukyanov (p. 54) A Riffle Books listing of all our summer reading recommendations digital enhancements digital enhancements Join the WLT community Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, GoodReads, Pinterest, and Flickr to share ideas, view photos, and read book reviews. Get Literary on Instagram Follow WLT on Instagram and fill your feed with inspiration for writers and readers. Facebook facebook.com/ worldlittoday Twitter @worldlittoday Instagram @worldlittoday GoodReads goodreads.com/ worldlittoday ON THE WLT BLOG Join the conversation Join our community of readers and writers on Twitter. Use the hashtag #IReadWLT and tell us about your favorite features from this issue. Sunny Chermé Cooper @SunnyCherme So thrilled and proud of Oklahoma-based @worldlittoday for featuring and nominating Zoë Urness’s story/photo of #StandingRock. Timely. Poignant. Welldeserved . @PulitzerPrize @NativeOklahoma #zoeurness Kathleen Rooney @KathleenMRooney Thanks to Michelle Johnson for the fabulous interview questions about lillian boxfish @StMartinsPress & flânerie for @worldlittoday Jason Bayani @jasonbayani I have a new poem up @worldlittoday Proud to share this space with...