Madison Smartt Bell

Madison Smartt Bell is a novelist. His most recent books are Zig Zag Wanderer and Behind the Moon.

The Impending Crisis

The Impending Crisis The Impending Crisis

Omar El-Akkad’s debut novel imagines a future America riven by civil war.

Jul 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

Uncontained City

Uncontained City Uncontained City

The Third World collides with the First in Atticus Lish’s Preparation for the Next Life.

Oct 14, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

Nine Years in One Day: On Haiti

Nine Years in One Day: On Haiti Nine Years in One Day: On Haiti

The tension between the personal and the political permeates new books on Haiti by Amy Wilentz and Jonathan M. Katz.

Jan 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

Beyond the Barricades: On Deb Olin Unferth Beyond the Barricades: On Deb Olin Unferth

Dylan’s Mr. Jones was confused by revolution; the persona of Deb Olin Unferth’s memoir is nonchalant about it.

Mar 10, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

Ghosting History Ghosting History

Heidi Durrow traces a young girl's harrowing plunge into racial identity.

Jun 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

Permanent Exile: On Marie Vieux-Chauvet Permanent Exile: On Marie Vieux-Chauvet

In Love, Anger, Madness, Marie Vieux-Chauvet explores the choking fear of life under "Papa Doc" Duvalier.

Jan 14, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

The Lost Years: On Haiti The Lost Years: On Haiti

The mutating tensions and alliances of postoccupation Haiti.

Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Madison Smartt Bell

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