microcosmic

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Begun during the isolation of the pandemic shutdown, the pictures are appropriately interior and microcosmic.

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023

With its portrait of the kind of middle-class, multigenerational abode that’s increasingly rare in growing cities like Mumbai, “About Love” feels like a microcosmic epic, an entire world captured in a grain of sand.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2023

"Alcarràs" presents a microcosmic look at a family, a farm, and a community by allowing viewers to eavesdrop on their lives.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2022

The 1967 novel is a microcosmic tapestry of tribalism, outsider life and westward expansion packed into a single, slim volume.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2022

“Despite my curiosity, I decided that my ignorance was less important than the existence of this microcosmic ecosystem in a veritable desert.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone