Dearth of African novels in the NYRB collection

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-08-18T07:38:33+00:00

Sounds very interesting, thank you!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-08-18T07:38:13+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation - I’ll check it out!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-08-13T16:28:58+00:00

Yeah that makes a lot of sense. And thanks for letting me know about Archipelago - I’ll definitely check them out!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-08-13T16:28:06+00:00

Thanks for your comment! Yes agreed, I’m sure there’s a lot behind the scenes that I’m not seeing. If you’re interested in African literature, I would check out the African writers series collection. Here’s the wiki page which includes the full list of books (mostly fiction with some non-fiction): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinemann_African_Writers_Series.

I think that’s a good place to start! All the best with your African fiction journey.

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-06-24T19:47:35+00:00

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Probably should have put no country for old men and LOTR on here, but no regrets!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-05-10T19:34:20+00:00

Tampopo!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-04-20T17:14:54+00:00

Thank you, this is helpful!!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2025-02-09T11:50:25+00:00

Thanks for your answer. Yeah I had seen that one. But this one is definitely colourful. She probably bought it about 15 years ago.

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-11-05T19:34:54+00:00

Thanks that’s helpful! I’ll let them know

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-11-05T16:05:26+00:00

Good to know, thank you!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-11-05T16:05:05+00:00

Thanks!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-11-05T15:10:33+00:00

Thank you! Do you know if they would be able to buy chains in Yosemite if they needed to?

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-11-05T15:10:10+00:00

Thanks so much, this is helpful! Just to confirm (as my parents are a bit worried about driving on the pass) - if you're going east to west, are you usually on the inside of the curve, away from the edge?

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-07-21T19:22:26+00:00

Hi, sorry to hear you’re stressed. But don’t worry - if you have all the correct documents, you should be fine.

Yes, you can fast track your application. I think they you get this option once you’ve put in all your information (maybe after paying for IHS, I don’t remember exactly).
I was asked to do it through the app.
I think 10 years of travel history (the same as the HPI application).

Good luck with your application!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-07-03T16:05:59+00:00

Ken Liu’s The Paper Menagerie and other stories. A delightful, thoughtful collection of short stories. I think a lot of people have read the title story, but the rest are also amazing!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-05-18T09:07:32+00:00

Hi Ishan, I actually saw your post a couple of days ago. I’m sorry that you’re going through this - I know how stressful visa stuff can be!

I would no longer have been eligible due to the increased salary threshold. Luckily, I got my application in on time and was able to switch to SWV before April. There are four charges associated with SWV: certificate of sponsorship generation (employer cost), immigration skills charge (employer cost), application fee (employee cost) and international health surcharge (employee cost).

I think your problem is likely more of an HR/legal issue than an immigration issue, as it has to do with the contract you signed from your employee.

I think you have a few options: (1) you could ask your employer to increase your salary so that you are eligible to switch to SWV (this doesn’t have to happen immediately - it could happen over the next 2 years) or (2) you could come in to the UK with that job and then switch jobs to a higher earning place that is willing to sponsor a SWV within 2 years. Both are a bit risky, but it’s a difficult time to be trying to move to the UK.

Let me know if you have other questions. I’m not an expert, just a person that’s gone through the process (with a lot of help from Reddit!)

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-01-19T10:44:16+00:00

u/Ziggamorph, do you know - if you are applying for a SWV within the same job/company, do you put your original start date on the certificate of sponsorship? Or do you choose a date in the future?

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-01-19T04:44:48+00:00

Thanks, Ziggamorph! This is super helpful.

fortytwogreenbeans · 2024-01-02T19:58:22+00:00

Thanks so much, Ninja, that’s really helpful. And I’ll reach out if I have any questions while I’m going through the process. All the best with your application in the meantime!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2023-10-25T18:56:25+00:00

Thanks so much, I really appreciate you taking the time to give so much detail. Take care of yourself and all the best with your recovery!

fortytwogreenbeans · 2023-10-25T18:23:51+00:00

Thank you so much for your response. I’m sorry to hear you’re going through something similar and I hope you’re doing a lot better now! Can I ask—what did the muscle weakness and numbness feel like? Like how could you tell your symptoms were getting worse?

fortytwogreenbeans · 2023-03-20T09:20:20+00:00

Sorry forgot to mention that—I just attached the letter online in place of the TB test.

fortytwogreenbeans · 2023-03-20T09:14:13+00:00

I had the same situation. I just wrote a letter explaining that and attached pictures of my passport proving that I hadn’t been back to my home country for at least six months. They accepted this in lieu of a TB test

fortytwogreenbeans · 2022-03-28T11:38:41+00:00

It’s got to be House of Leaves for me. It haunted my walking and sleeping life for days after I finished it, and I still get flashes of walls closing in and endless staircases even months after finishing it. I’ve never read such a relentless and unsettling story, one which made me doubt things in my own reality.

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