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Translating Transnational Anxiety: Ivana Dobrakovová’s “Bellevue”
Daniel. W Pratt considers adolescence, madness, and the breakdown of language in Ivana Dobrakovová’s “Bellevue,” translated by Julia and Peter Sherwood.
Daniel W. PrattMar 8, 2020
Sunday Comics
Illustrator Susan Coyne returns to LA
Susan CoyneMar 8, 2020
Talking Forcefully to Ghosts
A playful new Cuban novel about cannibalism, ghosts, and an unrepentant Don Juan.
Maxine SwannMar 8, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Los Angeles Plays Itself as Itself
Perwana Nazif recaps the Frieze Los Angeles fair.
Mar 8, 2020
Reading Albert Camus's The Plague in the Time of the Coronavirus
Colin Marshall looks at the COVID-19 scare in Seoul.
Colin MarshallMar 8, 2020
Getting Hard with Nayland Blake: On the Artist’s Recent Retrospective in Los Angeles
Jonathan Alexander explores a retrospective of artist Nayland Blake’s work now on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Jonathan AlexanderMar 7, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
From "The Nature Book": A Literary Supercut
An excerpt from "The Nature Book" by Tom Comitta, a literary supercut of nature descriptions from 300 novels by Arundhati Roy, Don DeLillo, and more.
Tom ComittaMar 7, 2020
- LARB Lit
The Logic of the Rebel: On Simone Weil and Albert Camus
Robert Zaretsky considers Albert Camus’s posthumous friendship with Simone Weil.
Robert ZaretskyMar 7, 2020
Oliver Morton: Science Journalism and Humanity’s Fascination with the Moon
Eliot Peper talks to Oliver Morton about his new book, "The Moon: A History for the Future."
Eliot PeperMar 6, 2020
Be Bludgeoned with the Wonder: An Interview with Kawai Strong Washburn on “Sharks in the Time of Saviors”
J. David Gonzalez talks to writer Kawai Strong Washburn about his debut novel, "Sharks in the Time of Saviors."
J. David GonzalezMar 6, 2020
- Fiction
“Books Find Their Way to Readers”: The Barcelona Literary Agency Casanovas & Lynch
Nathan Scott McNamara talks to María Lynch and Sandra Pareja of Casanovas & Lynch, a Barcelona-based literary agency.
Nathan Scott McNamaraMar 6, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Go Where the Fight Is: Talking to Jane Kleeb
Andy Fitch talks with Jane Kleeb about Democrats wooing rural voters and her recent book "Harvest the Vote."
Andy FitchMar 6, 2020
The Wild Tales of Walter Mosley
An interview with the legendary Walter Mosley
LARB Radio HourMar 5, 2020
The Enduring Grace of the Trivial: On “The Battle Between the Frogs and the Mice”
Art Beck is enchanted by “The Battle Between the Frogs and the Mice,” a Greek epic translated by A. E. Stallings.
Art BeckMar 5, 2020
- Poetry
Thinking Like a Plant: On Daniel Belgrad’s “The Culture of Feedback: Ecological Thinking in ’70s America”
Lewis Page considers “The Culture of Feedback: Ecological Thinking in ’70s America” by Daniel Belgrad.
Lewis PageMar 5, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- History
Giving “Doctor Zhivago” Another Chance
Christine Jacobson celebrates the appearance of Nicolas Pasternak Slater’s faithful yet natural translation of his uncle Boris Pasternak’s “Doctor Zhivago.”
Christine JacobsonMar 5, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction