Rahn or the Epistolary Geographies of a Surname
Hensli and Pamela have never met in person, but they share a surname: Rahn. Two writers whose families emigrated to Venezuela a century ago, though their paths took different directions. He lives in Berlin; she still lives in Caracas. In this correspondence, they exchange thoughts on literature, memory, and uncertainty in times of rising extremism.
Now dare to call me crazy
Health crisis, political crisis. Existential crisis. Everything is fine in Sao Paulo. To save the country from chaos, she must kill her grandmother. Acid chronicles from the Latin American country most affected by the coronavirus crisis.
The homeboys of Saint-Michel: discovering another side of Montreal
Summer 2023. In author's residence, Karim, originally Parisian, discovers the contrasting realities of Saint Michel, a district in the east of Montreal. Paradoxical dive between mimicry of US gangsterism and - apparently - pacified relations with the police.
Cameroon: Boxing your way out of misery and into a new life
Cameroon has produced world champions in boxing and Mix Martial Art (MMA) in recent decades. All were trained in the popular neighborhood of New-Bell (Douala). A new generation of young boxers dreams of imitating the world champions who have passed through the boxing hall that has become dilapidated. The main objective: to expatriate through their talent to better earn a living.
French, Jewish, and Leftist: The Dilemma of Belonging in Divided Times
Even long before the bloody terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023, followed by the atrocious carnage carried out by Israel in Gaza, I felt, like many leftist Jews, this difficult tension: being caught between a minority, my own, increasingly shifting to the right, and my political camp, increasingly permeable to anti-Semitism, far beyond any anti-Zionism. Today, it is a true heartbreak.
Love Rediscovered
Before falling in love with a man or a woman, don’t we first fall in love with love itself?
The Struggle of the Glaciers
An ever-racing pursuit of profit and the conquest of nature, some sought to build an additional cable car on a retreating glacier. In response, others mobilized, occupying the glacier for days—despite the hardship, the cold, and the repression. Paul tells their story.
Invisible Cities
Sarah uses the occasion of recent discoveries in the Upper Amazon to reflect on how we imagine "the wild," weaving together imperial, scientific, and indigenous histories to explore how the natural world can resist our attempts to silence it.