Books

A Room of One’s Own, and Ink

Writing has never been an indulgence for women. It has been a hiding place. When the world was too loud,

The Erasure and Remembrance of Shakuntalam

What gives Shakuntalam its enduring relevance is not the eventual reunion, but the woman who survives without it. Shakuntala’s strength

Anticipation Breathes in the Murakami Pause

Some writers arrive with noise. Others arrive the way weather does—quietly, almost without permission. Haruki Murakami belongs to the second