A Second, Silent Language: A Conversation with Jon Fosse
Remo Verdickt and Emiel Roothooft speak with Norwegian author Jon Fosse about his novel collection “Septology I-VII.”
Remo Verdickt and Emiel Roothooft speak with Norwegian author Jon Fosse about his novel collection “Septology I-VII.”
Remo Verdickt, Emiel RoothooftDec 31, 2022
Aynne Kokas reviews two recent books about the intersection of China and Hollywood: Ying Zhu’s “Hollywood in China: Behind the Scenes of the World’s...
Aynne KokasDec 27, 2022
Kate Tsurkan speaks with Ihor Pomerantsev about the literary vitality of Ukraine and the value of poetry during wartime.
Kate TsurkanDec 26, 2022
Janna Brancolini discusses the dynamic relationship between restrictive Italian gender roles, Italy’s biggest literary prize, and the nation's...
Janna BrancoliniDec 23, 2022
Cory Oldweiler reviews Alisa Ganieva’s 2018 novel “Offended Sensibilities,” translated from the Russian by Carol Apollonio.
Cory OldweilerDec 23, 2022
Najwa Mayer reviews Jamil Jan Kochai’s new collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories.”
Najwa MayerDec 20, 2022
Sheila McClear reviews South Korean author Cho Nam-joo’s new novel “Saha,” translated by Jamie Chang.
Sheila McClearDec 15, 2022
Who is Xi Jinping and what comes after? Martin Laflamme reviews Alfred L. Chan’s biography of Xi Jinping and Joseph Torigian’s study of power...
Martin LaflammeDec 2, 2022
Ben Hooyman reviews Mircea Cărtărescu’s “Solenoid.”
Ben HooymanNov 27, 2022
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ottilie Mulzet’s new translation of László Krasznahorkai’s “A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West...
Cory OldweilerNov 26, 2022
Josh Weeks reviews Chilean author Nona Fernández’s novel “Space Invaders,” translated by Natasha Wimmer.
Josh WeeksNov 24, 2022
José Luis Benavides reviews “Abecedario de Juárez: An Illustrated Lexicon” by Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs, with translations by Alice L...
José Luis BenavidesNov 21, 2022
Esther Allen reports on the state of PEN America.
Esther AllenNov 19, 2022
Daniela Blei explores the paradoxes constituted by “the beach” — an allegedly natural place of leisure and fun since the Industrial Revolution...
Daniela BleiNov 16, 2022
Jimin Kang reviews Karen Cheung’s “The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir.”
Jimin KangNov 14, 2022
Michael Szalay asks Kim Jee-woon about his new Apple TV+ series, “Dr. Brain.”
Michael SzalayNov 11, 2022
Jenny Wu reviews Li Zi Shu’s “The Age of Goodbyes,” translated by YZ Chin.
Jenny WuNov 10, 2022
A report on Louise Steinman’s book launch in Poland and the larger project of Polish-Jewish reconciliation.
Louise Steinman, Laurie WinerNov 6, 2022
Maddie Crum reviews two new editions of Felix Salten’s classic novel “Bambi.”
Madeleine CrumNov 3, 2022
Hannah Kofman reviews Saskia Vogel’s translation of Johanne Lykke Holm’s “Strega.”
Hannah KofmanNov 1, 2022
Allan Graubard reviews a new English translation, by Peter Valente, of Gérard de Nerval’s “The Illuminated; or, The Precursors of Socialism: Tales...
Allan GraubardOct 30, 2022
Brahim El Guabli analyzes the postcolonial emergence of Amazigh literature.
Brahim El GuabliOct 28, 2022
Eric Vanderwall reviews the reissue of Dubravka Ugrešić 2003 book “Thank You for Not Reading: Essays on Literary Trivia,” translated by Celia...
Eric VanderwallOct 27, 2022
Cory Oldweiler reviews Moldovan author Liliana Corobca’s novel “The Censor’s Notebook,” translated by Monica Cure.
Cory OldweilerOct 25, 2022