We recently talked with Aminatta Forna about her Granta essay “The Last Vet,” which follows the work of Dr. Gudush Jalloh in his clinic at Freetown, Sierra Leone. Forna, who has produced television programs, written a memoir and penned prize-winning fiction, uses her piece on Jalloh to consider the treatment [...]
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“Why’s this so good?” No. 30: Sally Jenkins picks Kwame Brown
Meg Greenwell on seeing what others have missed.
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“Why’s this so good?” No. 29: Andrea Curtis and the rhythm of mercy
Bruce Gillespie on well-paced narrative.