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Angelica So
Bookseller, English Buyer
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biography, Creative nonfiction, graphic novel, , travel
biography, Creative nonfiction, graphic novel, , travel
Angelica So is a California native who earned her Ph.D. in French literature at Emory University. She was previously a Visiting Assistant Professor at Emory and a Mellon Teaching Fellow at the University of New Mexico. Her articles on Southeast Asian Francophone literature have been published in journals such as The French Review, Genocide Studies and Prevention, and Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. A Francophone literary scholar, and a member of the Asie du Sud Est Research Network (ASERN), Angelica So is the English language book buyer at Albertine.
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ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
ARTICLES BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR
Angelica So | November 2, 2022
Part autofiction and part social commentary, Jestin transforms the discothèque into a microcosm of a degenerating society void of meaningful human interaction. L’homme qui danse is a timely read for this year’s rentrée littéraire, as we deal with our own isolation and FOMO (“fear of missing out”) during the pandemic time warp.
Part autofiction and part social commentary, Jestin transforms the discothèque into a microcosm of a degenerating society void of meaningful human interaction. L’homme qui danse is a timely read for this year’s rentrée littéraire, as we deal with our own isolation and FOMO (“fear of missing out”) during the pandemic…
Part autofiction and part social commentary, Jestin transforms the discothèque into a microcosm of a degenerating society void of meaningful…
Angelica So | September 27, 2022
France’s renowned nonfiction writer, Emmanuel Carrère, has a talent for recounting historical events and nonfiction prose. In V13, he captures the spectacle of the 10-month trial in the Palais de Justice, known as V13, or “vendredi 13,” a sort of metonymic euphemism for the series of mass shootings and suicide bombings throughout Paris that resulted in 137 deaths.
France’s renowned nonfiction writer, Emmanuel Carrère, has a talent for recounting historical events and nonfiction prose. In V13, he captures the spectacle of the 10-month trial in the Palais de Justice, known as V13, or “vendredi 13,” a sort of metonymic euphemism for the series of mass shootings and suicide…
France’s renowned nonfiction writer, Emmanuel Carrère, has a talent for recounting historical events and nonfiction prose. In V13, he captures…
Angelica So | September 27, 2022
Rater est un art demonstrates history’s failures through a comedic and scholarly approach. It draws examples from the Notre Dame fire as a team effort for failure; mystical fraudulence; France’s “StopCovid” app (the app that alerts nobody at all); and how the UN caused the cholera outbreak in Haiti.
Rater est un art demonstrates history’s failures through a comedic and scholarly approach. It draws examples from the Notre Dame fire as a team effort for failure; mystical fraudulence; France’s “StopCovid” app (the app that alerts nobody at all); and how the UN caused the cholera outbreak in Haiti.
Rater est un art demonstrates history’s failures through a comedic and scholarly approach. It draws examples from the Notre Dame…
Angelica So | February 8, 2022
The twelve disparate chapters and stories make Une Éclipse an easy subway read for the commute to or from work. It’s also an opportunity for fans of singer-songwriter Raphaël and lovers of his hit songs (“Caravane,” “Schengen,” “Le vent de l’hiver”) to discover his literary talent.
The twelve disparate chapters and stories make Une Éclipse an easy subway read for the commute to or from work. It’s also an opportunity for fans of singer-songwriter Raphaël and lovers of his hit songs (“Caravane,” “Schengen,” “Le vent de l’hiver”) to discover his literary talent.
The twelve disparate chapters and stories make Une Éclipse an easy subway read for the commute to or from work.…
Angelica So | February 8, 2022
Em is the perfect read for Tết or Lunar New Year. Prepare to be enveloped in Thúy’s graceful and delicate prose, as you commemorate Vietnamese history and bear witness to the diverse and overlapping experiences of the Vietnamese diaspora.
Em is the perfect read for Tết or Lunar New Year. Prepare to be enveloped in Thúy’s graceful and delicate prose, as you commemorate Vietnamese history and bear witness to the diverse and overlapping experiences of the Vietnamese diaspora.
Em is the perfect read for Tết or Lunar New Year. Prepare to be enveloped in Thúy’s graceful and delicate…
Angelica So | September 26, 2021
A poignant and deeply moving account of one of the darkest periods in Cambodian history—and a family’s survival.
A poignant and deeply moving account of one of the darkest periods in Cambodian history—and a family’s survival.
A poignant and deeply moving account of one of the darkest periods in Cambodian history—and a family’s survival.