Allies

by Ed Pavlić (Editor), Evie Shockley (Editor), Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Editor)

How do we know who is on our side? Is it possible for someone who is not like us to share our same hopes? Can links forged by empathy or mutual interest match those created by shared experience? What can we gain from alliances that we cannot achieve on our own?

These are difficult questions to answer even in intimate settings, and more so in arenas of cultural and political struggle. Through original poetry, fiction, and cultural criticism from renowned writers and newcomers, Allies will offer indispensable insights into issues of trust, bridge-building, difference, and betrayal. Drawing on the prophetic power of the imagination to conjure both the possible dangers and life-giving possibilities of alliances—be they political, private (such as marriage), therapeutic, or even aesthetic (between readers and writers, for example)— Allies will be indispensable reading for our times.

192 pages, Paperback

Published November 26, 2019

About the author

Edward M. Pavlić

Reviews

[Claire Hadfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought-provoking, varied and inspiring collection of fiction and non-fiction. I will certainly revisit many of the entries..

[Natasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Abdellah Taïa’s “Another Way To Love This World” is a must-read in this anthology