Kamil Ahsan Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

Kamil Ahsan on X

Kamil Ahsan is a biologist, historian and writer. Studying history of reefs, energy & value at Yale. Marxish, former biologist. Words: The Nation, NPR, The Baffler, LARB, Catapult. Ed. @SAAGanthology

4 books

Scattered All Over the Earth

Yoko Tawada

Kamil Ahsan

This dystopian novel is riveting, bizarre as can be, and like nothing else I've ever read. I'm terrified not enough people will read it. ... Hiruko [is] one of the most charming and memorable characters I've ever encountered.

Paperback, 2022

$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Land of Big Numbers: Stories

Te-Ping Chen

Kamil Ahsan

Which reminds me: I just don't understand why Te-Ping Chen's Land of Big Numbers was so underrated last year. It makes no sense to me.

Paperback, 2021

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Little Children: The Shooting Script

Todd Field

Kamil Ahsan

@NicolasPierce1 @CasparSalmon And it was quite sad because I loved In the Bedroom and Little Children. I'm sure Todd Field thinks this film is more audacious, but ultimately, Little Children is far more so.

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

River of Fire

Qurratulain Hyder

Kamil Ahsan

I wrote an essay for @thenation about the enigma of Qurratulain Hyder, and the best book I have ever read from a subcontinental writer: her magnum opus River of Fire—its vital syncretism and searingly potent view of history and nationalism. https://t.co/V0RA57KhqB

Paperback, 2019

$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book