Reading ‘The Bacchae’ at Night
Image: Detail of the painting on the lid of an Attic lekanis in the red-figure style: Penteus torn apart by Ino and Agave. Ca. 450–425 B.C. Louvre Museum.
Essays
War
Book Reviews
Making Kolkhoz for the Last Time
A book that intertwines family grief, Georgian memory, and historical reflection on war and the decline of civilization.
Loose Pages
Letter from Africa
In an abandoned camp in Africa, a soldier finds an unfinished letter that reveals the fear, desire, and harshness of war.
Book Reviews
Getting to the Truth through Pain
‘Boys in Zinc’ by Svetlana Alexievich: a book that explores the trauma of the war in Afghanistan through testimonies and the idea that truth cannot be achieved without going through pain.