W. E. B. Du Bois In this collection of essays, W. E. B. Du Bois captures the interior life of Black Americans in the early 20th century. He introduces the core concept of “double consciousness”, a consciousness of one’s self, but which falls short of a true self-consciousness, a persistent one. This work is a…
[Qindīl Umm Hāšim] First published in 1944, the Saint’s Lamp is a masterful novella that captures the core struggles of the modernising Arab world. The story follows the young protagonist Ismail, an Egyptian doctor who returns to his traditional neighbourhood in Cairo after studying ophthalmology in Europe for several years. Upon his arrival, he is…
Žarko Radaković’s Fear of Emigration (Strah od emigracije) is an essay that explores the emotional and cultural challenges faced by migrants who return to their country of origin. Having spent several years in Germany, Radaković writes from the perspective of someone caught between two worlds: connected to Serbia yet feeling isolated in Germany. The work…
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