Grand Street #74 Rituals

In "Grand Street's fall 2004 issue, watershed moments in culture, politics, and history give way to illumination. Highlights include an excerpt from Patrick Chamoiseau's latest novel, in which he travels the world from Martinique to Madagascar to expose the indelible effects of colonialism; critically acclaimed Japanese author Yoko Ogawa's English-language debut, which includes the portrayal of a nonagenarian kleptomaniac and her abiding young museologist; Anastasia Gosteva's emergence from a new generation of Russian writers via a dynamic short story called "The Guardian"; and Luis Sepulveda's chronicle of unfulfilled moments in vignettes, from his collection "Desencuentros. Also in this issue are a new short story by celebrated German author Ingo Schulze; essays in translation by German writer and filmmaker Alexander Kluge; a secret guide to Berlin by Franz Hessel; poetry in translation by Lutz Seiler and Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen; art portfolios by Jim Nutt and Nikki S. Lee; and muchmore.Stein, Jean is the author of 'Grand Street #74 Rituals', published 2004 under ISBN 9781885490254 and ISBN 1885490259.