“Hurt Into Poetry: On Poetry and Greece”By Stephanos Papadopoulos
Los Angeles Review of Books
Reviews
Sarah Gerard on The Obscene Madame D by Hilda Hilst
“Body of the Text: Hilda Hilst's "The Obscene Madame D"”
April 21st, 2013
David Wolpe on Saul Bellow's Heart by Greg Bellow
“Puzzling Together: Greg Bellow’s Memoir of His Father”
April 21st, 2013
Courtney Cook on Last Friends by Jane Gardam
“Go Read Jane Gardam: On "Last Friends"”
April 18th, 2013
Malcolm Harris on 18% Gray by Zachary Karabashliev
“Heavy Traffic: Zachary Karabashliev’s “18% Gray””
April 16th, 2013
Michael Bible on Rontel by Sam Pink
“Headbutting Cats: Sam Pink’s "Rontel"”
April 15th, 2013
Eric Hayot on Anthropology Confronts the Problems of the Modern World and The Other Face of the Moon by Claude Levi-Strauss and Claude Levi-Strauss
“Through the Mirror: Claude Lévi-Strauss in Japan”
April 14th, 2013
Rob Horning on Robot Futures by Illah Reza Nourbakhsh
“Bot Like Me: Illah Reza Nourbakhsh’s “Robot Futures””
April 14th, 2013
Laurie Winer on Gulp by Mary Roach
“"The Pie Hole Is Mine": Mary Roach's "Gulp"”
April 14th, 2013
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