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Kristen Roupenian

    This author's work centers on postcolonial and transnational literatures, with a keen focus on contemporary African fiction. Her research delves into the artistic and linguistic strategies employed by literary magazines during periods of significant social and political upheaval. Through her scholarship and teaching, she champions clarity, cultural sensitivity, and ethical engagement with literary and societal issues. Her approach is profoundly shaped by her experiences as an educator abroad and her engagement with African artists and communities.

    Kristen Roupenian
    Sommersprossen
    Milkwishes
    You Know You Want This
    • 2018

      Like Cat Person, YOU KNOW YOU WANT THIS is about the ways in which women are horrifying as much as it is about the horrors that are done to them. Among its pages are a couple who becomes obsessed with their friend hearing them have sex, then seeing them have sex until they cant have sex without him; a woman who finds a book of spells half hidden at the library and summons her hearts desire: a nameless, naked man; a ten-year-old whose birthday party takes a sinister turn when she wishes for something mean; and a self-proclaimed "biter" who dreams of sneaking up behind and sinking her teeth into a green-eyed, long-haired, pink-cheeked coworker.

      You Know You Want This