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The Intimacies of Violence: Sema Kaygusuz’s “Every Fire You Tend”
Helen Mackreath reviews the novel "Every Fire You Tend," written by Sema Kaygusuz and translated by Nicholas Glastonbury.
Helen MackreathApr 10, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Palimpsest of Language: On Steven G. Kellman’s “Nimble Tongues: Studies in Literary Translingualism”
A new study of the pleasures and pitfalls confronting translingual writers.
Piotr FlorczykApr 10, 2020
- Literary Criticism
“Chorela” Quarantine (Odessa, 1975)
A Hungarian scholar of Russian literature looks back on her experience in quarantine under Soviet rule.
Zsuzsa HetényiApr 10, 2020
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
The Feminine Ending: On Women’s Writing in Yiddish, Now Available in English
Madeleine Cohen greets new English translations of women authors who wrote in Yiddish.
Madeleine CohenApr 10, 2020
Digital Offerings from LARB, April 2020 Edition
All the digital LARB offerings that you can stream, download, buy, read, etc., without leaving your home.
LARB EditorialApr 10, 2020
Reinventing Tax Progressivity: Talking to Emmanuel Saez
Andy Fitch talks with Emmanuel Saez about US tax woes and his book "The Triumph of Injustice."
Andy FitchApr 10, 2020
Language Is a Casualty of War: A Conversation with Beth Piatote
Sam Levin talks with writer Beth Piatote about her debut short story collection, “The Beadworkers.”
Sam LevinApr 9, 2020
- Fiction
In the World to Change It
Prominent female Palestinian-American Muslim advocate Linda Sarsour writes a memoir.
Stephanie AbrahamApr 9, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
The Tiger King and I
Seth Greenland thinks about what it means to laugh at Netflix's Tiger King when nothing else at the moment seems particularly funny.
Seth GreenlandApr 9, 2020
- Television
The Dead Against the Living: On Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror & The Light”
Maya Chhabra looks at “The Mirror & The Light,” the conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy.
Maya ChhabraApr 9, 2020
- Fiction
Subversive Decoration: Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence at the Hammer Museum
Alexandre Saden gives a retrospective walk-through of the Lari Pittman exhibition at the Hammer Museum earlier this year.
Alexandre SadenApr 9, 2020
Knowing and Not Knowing: An Interview with Emily St. John Mandel
Rachel Barenbaum interviews author Emily St. John Mandel about her new novel, “The Glass Hotel.”
Rachel BarenbaumApr 8, 2020
- Fiction
Totally Grounded: A Conversation with Daniel José Older on “The Book of Lost Saints”
Marcos Damián León talks to Daniel José Older about his recently published book, "The Book of Lost Saints."
Marcos Damián LeónApr 8, 2020
- Fiction
State-Sponsored Empire Building: A Conversation with Rob Reich
Edward Carver and Rob Reich discuss philanthropy and democracy.
Edward CarverApr 8, 2020
- Politics
Watching Television in a Pandemic
TV is producing a “new normal” for us in these strange times, and it can incite us to ask what new productions might emerge.
Lynne JoyrichApr 8, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Television
What the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake Can Teach Us Now
William M. BurtonApr 8, 2020