African American revolutionary, civil rights activist, Muslim minister
Valeria Luiselli’s fourth novel, Beginning Middle End, follows a narrator touring Europe with her daughter as she seeks a narrative arc. The book unfolds across Sicily, Germany and the Netherlands, with episodic chapters and mythic elements, meeting resistance to a conventional plot. Critics note its fragmented structure while recognizing its probing look at memory, storytelling and family.
Fans say Tupac Shakur’s legacy endures as the Las Vegas trial of Duane Davis unfolds, with supporters noting the case offers a path to justice and closure decades after the rapper’s 1996 death.