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Pursuing the Truth: An Introduction to Józef Czapski's “Inhuman Land: Searching for the Truth in Soviet Russia, 1941–1942”
LARB presents Timothy Snyder’s introduction to Józef Czapski's “Inhuman Land,” translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and published by NYRB Classics today.
Timothy SnyderDec 18, 2018
Best of BLARB, 2018
Looking back on 2018, we bring you some notable pieces from the year on LARB's blog, BLARB.
BLARBDec 18, 2018
A Feast for Polymaths: Jack Miles on Gabriel Said Reynolds’s “The Qur’an and the Bible”
"The Qur’ān and the Bible" is a stunningly learned work, but its intended readers can only be those as polymathic as Gabriel Said Reynolds himself.
Jack MilesDec 17, 2018
- Religion
“A Proper Cynic”: An Interview with Protomartyr’s Joe Casey
Robert Loss speaks to Joe Casey, lead singer of Protomartyr, about the literature that inspires his allusive lyrics.
Robert LossDec 17, 2018
- Music
Hard Time: On Joyce Carol Oates’s “Hazards of Time Travel”
Alexander C. Kafka ventures through Joyce Carol Oates's latest novel.
Alexander C. KafkaDec 17, 2018
- Fiction
- SF
The Land of Remembrance: Jake Marmer’s The Neighbor Out of Sound
Micah Zevin reviews Jake Marmer's poetry collection "The Neighbor Out of Sound."
Micah ZevinDec 17, 2018
On Transracial Adoption: A Conversation with Alice Stephens
Tillman Miller talks to writer Alice Stephens about her new novel, "Famous Adopted People."
Tillman MillerDec 16, 2018
- Fiction
A Book of Silences
“In some ways, ‘Chalk’ takes readers on a failed journey.” John Glassie on Joshua Rivkin’s new biography of Cy Twombly.
John GlassieDec 16, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Biography & Autobiography
The Gifts of Humility
Costica Bradatan contemplates the blind cruelty of power and the gifts of humility.
Costica BradatanDec 16, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
Lars von Trier’s Ban-Worthy Serial Killer Epic is Really About Us, the Audience
Ellena Basada reviews Lars von Trier's newest psychological horror film, "The House That Jack Built."
Ellena BasadaDec 16, 2018
The Verdi Festival and the Soul of Italy
Larry Wolff ponders Italian national identity, past and present, at the Verdi Festival.
Larry WolffDec 15, 2018
“Disasters at the Origin of the Sense of Disaster”: Ferrante on Fascism
Tessa Brown considers the politics of “My Brilliant Friend,” an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.
Tessa BrownDec 15, 2018
A Road to Ending Mass Incarceration?
Richard Blaustein reviews Greg Berman and Julian Adler's "Start Here: A Road Map to Reducing Mass Incarceration."
Richard BlausteinDec 15, 2018
- Law
- Politics
Setting Sons: Nicole Holofcener’s The Land of Steady Habits
Grace Lovelace reviews "The Land of Steady Habits," a new film from Nicole Holofcener.
Grace LovelaceDec 15, 2018
Those Who Care and Those Who Don’t: Children and Racism in the Trump Era
Margaret A. HagermanDec 14, 2018
- Nonfiction
Beautifying Beale Street
"What do we lose when we forget 'Beale Street’s' ugliness, its flaws, its darkness?" On Barry Jenkins's adaptation of "If Beale Street Could Talk."
Melanie WalshDec 14, 2018
- Film