An Apartment Block in Angola
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Transparent City (Biblioasis) by Ondjaki (and translated by Stephen Henighan) an apartment block with a magical burst water pipe is a microcosm for post-war Angola coming under the grips of the transnational corporations and agendas to privatize public goods. This is a refreshing addition to the sub-genre of apartment block fiction (i.e.,
Tales from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton Mistry and
Uhuru Street by M.G. Vassanji). The way Ondjaki weaves together people struggling to live in urban Angola is reminiscent of the way Rohinton Mistry or M.G. Vassanji deliver rich portrayals of subcultures by exploring hyperlocal relationships. But beyond the illuminated relationships is an absurd yet realistic portrayal of a country transitioning from civil war into a world where water can be privatized, and oil profits can be made anywhere, even from under the city itself. The story begins and ends with the city of Luanda in a raging blaze, but in the pages framed
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Shocked and Discredited
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Something That May Shock and Discredit You (Atria Books) by Daniel M. Lavery is an essay collection in conversation with high and low culture, ranging from Sir Gawain to the Golden Girls, as the author works to understand and to validate his trans identity. Building on his long-held assertion that Captain Kirk is a lesbian, Lavery reframes other aspects of pop culture as a means to understanding his transition, such as: the stages of working on an impression of the TV detective Columbo, who, thanks to testosterone, has a newfound vocal range, to reimaging â90s Cosmo headlines for confused future trans men. Lavery also examines Biblical stories to help understand his transition as viewed through his Christian faith. The one I found most powerful is Laveryâs multiple reframings of Jacob wrestling with an angelâGenesis as an analogy for transition. With each essay, I looked forward to seeing how Lavery was going to remould a pi