Freeman's: Arrival: The Best New Writing On Arrival

"Former Granta editor John Freeman (full disclosure: We served together on the board of the National Book Critics Circle) taps his global literary network for illuminating new work in this, the first anthology in a biannual series. It includes eloquent commentaries on the theme of arrival by Louise Erdrich, returning to a cemetery in Turtle Island; Colum McCann, circumnavigating Dublin airport; and David Mitchell, sensing a ghost in his bedroom in Hiroshima. Lydia Davis describes teaching herself Norwegian by reading a Dag Solstad novel. Aleksandar Hemon ponders his parents’ relocation from Sarajevo. Plus new work from Anne Carson, Honor Moore, Haruki Murakami, and Laura van den Berg. Perfect reading for our ever-accelerating times."