RaveCalifornia Review of Books\"Shatz...writes in an accessible and engaging style. His admiration for Fanon is clear, but he isn’t overawed by him. What emerges from The Rebel’s Clinic is a nuanced portrait of a complex man and how his thinking, influenced by his psychiatric practice and his participation in the Algerian independence struggle, evolved. While Shatz avoids sanctifying Fanon, he makes a compelling case for Fanon as a thinker of global significance, whose insights about power and resistance, along with his unshakeable commitment to a social order firmly rooted in dignity, justice, and mutual recognition, have endured and remain influential and relevant. The anti-colonial conflicts of the twentieth century may have passed, but in many ways the world remains in the grip of a colonial mindset which produces conditions that lead to inequality, injustice, destruction of the ecosystem and violence.\
Sameer Pandya
PositiveSanta Barbara IndependentPandya skillfully uses elements of the immigrant experience, mid-life crisis, and university life to weave a fictional spell. While the novel confronts serious themes such as racism, academic serfdom and the dark side of viral social media, Pandya balances that weight with humor and irony ... Raj Bhatt is easy to like and I became caught up in his story, experiencing his doubts and fears as well as his joy.
Pico Iyer
RaveThe Santa Barbara IndependentAlthough Iyer is part of the fabric of the neighborhood, known at the Post Office and the patisserie and the sports club, he remains an outsider, a foreigner, which gives him a unique perspective on the rhythms and rituals of his adopted home. Iyer’s prose is elegant, an absolute delight to read, full of empathy and wisdom and appreciation for the inescapable fact that every human being must constantly grapple with joy and sorrow, with holding on and letting go, with the often-uncomfortable idea that everything is fleeting.
