The National Book Award finalist discusses what made him decide to write his latest novel, ‘The Sisters’ (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, June), in English, then Swedish, and finally in English again.

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker and other outlets, is the author of six novels, seven plays and numerous essays and short stories.

Short reviews of recent releases.

Jonas Hassen Khemiri, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker and other outlets, is the author of six novels, seven plays and numerous essays and short stories. A finalist for ...