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Opacities

Opacities is a book about writing, publishing, and friendship. Rooted in an epistolary relationship between Sofia Samatar and a friend and fellow writer, this collection of meditations traces an attempt to rediscover the intimacy of writing.

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Sofia Samatar is a writer of fiction and nonfiction, including the memoir The White Mosque, a PEN/Jean Stein Award finalist. Her works range from the award-winning epic fantasy A Stranger in Olondria to Opacities, a nonfiction book about writing, publishing, and friendship.

About Sofia Samatar

Conversations

Conversations by Sofia Samatar

On Fantasy and the Poetry of the Past

With Safa Khatib at Words Without Borders

All Conversations with Sofia Samatar