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- The latest installment from "a powerful force in the literary world" (Los Angeles Times) Freeman's turns to one of the greatest elevating forces of life: loveIn a time of contentiousness and flagrant abuse, it often feels as if our world is run on hate.
- About the Author: John Freeman was the editor of Granta until 2013.
- 320 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Series Name: Freeman's
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The latest installment from "a powerful force in the literary world" (Los Angeles Times) Freeman's turns to one of the greatest elevating forces of life: loveBook Synopsis
The latest installment from "a powerful force in the literary world" (Los Angeles Times) Freeman's turns to one of the greatest elevating forces of life: love
In a time of contentiousness and flagrant abuse, it often feels as if our world is run on hate. Invective. Cruelty and sadism. But is it possible the greatest and most powerful force is love? In the newest issue of this acclaimed series, Freeman's Love asks this question, bringing together literary heavyweights like Tommy Orange, Anne Carson, Louise Erdrich, and Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk alongside emerging writers such as Gunnhild Øyehaug and Semezdin Mehmedinovic.
Mehmedinovic contributes a breathtaking book-length essay on the aftermath of his wife's stroke, describing how the two reassembled their lives outside their home country of Bosnia. Richard Russo's charming and painful "Good People" introduces us to two sets of married professors who have been together for decades, and for whom love still exists, but between the wrong pair. Haruki Murakami tells the tale of a one-night stand that feels like a dying sun.
Together, the pieces comprise a stunning exploration of the complexities of love, tracing it from its earliest stirrings, to the forbidden places where it emerges against reason, to loss so deep it changes the color of perception. In a time when we need it the most, this issue promises what only love can bring: a solace of complexity and warmth.
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Praise for Freeman's
"There's an illustrious new literary journal in town . . . [with] fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by new voices and literary heavyweights . . . alike." --Vogue.com
"A terrific anthology . . . Sure to become a classic in years to come."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Ambitious."--O Magazine
"Freeman draws from a global cache of talent . . . An expansive reading experience."--Kirkus Reviews
"Looking at what John [Freeman] has put together in [his] first edition, I'm struck by how many names I don't know and how diverse and global it is. My only disappointment is that it's going to be twice a year--I think we need it four times a year."--James Wood, Radio Boston
"Illuminating . . . Perfect reading for our ever-accelerating times."--NPR's Book Concierge
"Freeman's is fresh, provocative, engrossing."--BBC.com
"A first-rate anthology of bold, searching and personal writing by emerging and established writers."--Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"From the abstract to the literal, there is no shortage of provocative, thoughtful pieces here."--Publishers Weekly
"Freeman's sets a new standard for literary journals . . . It's refreshing and full of nuanced stories that will linger with you long after you finish them."--Chicago Literati
"[An] infinitely relatable and beautifully crafted prose and poetry anthology . . . Freeman has assembled a thoughtful and profoundly accessible collection of work that connects our vulnerabilities, our expectations and our hopes."--Newcity Lit
"[A] thrillingly unique collection of voices."--Toronto Star
About the Author
John Freeman was the editor of Granta until 2013. His books include How to Read a Novelist, Tales of Two Cities, Tales of Two Americas, and Maps, his debut collection of poems. He is executive editor at the Literary Hub and teaches at the New School and New York University. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and the Paris Review and has been translated into twenty languages.