Brian Finney

Channeling Cervantes: On Salman Rushdie’s “Quichotte”
Brian Finney reviews “Quichotte,” the latest novel from Salman Rushdie.
Brian FinneyOct 29, 2019
- Fiction
Irony: Truth’s Disguise
Irony states the opposite of what it intends to mean. But what if no one spots it and takes the ironic statement literally?
Brian FinneyJun 20, 2016
- Fiction
The David Mitchell Übernovel: Brian Finney Reviews “Slade House”
Like all Mitchell's novels, "Slade House" belongs to the same Übernovel he has been constructing from the beginning while it remains a self-contained unit.
Brian FinneyDec 5, 2015
- Fiction
Adding to the Übernovel: Why David Mitchell Does What He Does
A call to reviewers to drop elitist prejudices and see Mitchell’s appropriation of fantasy genres for what it is.
Brian FinneySep 28, 2014
Taking on Hammer Horror: Jeanette Winterson’s “The Daylight Gate”
The Pendle with trial is fodder for Jeanette Winterson's addictive new page-turner.
Brian FinneyNov 20, 2013
- Literary Fiction
Literary Lout: Martin Amis Once Again Faces the Critics
A look at his past work and his newest novel, 'Lionel Asbo: State of England'
Brian FinneySep 12, 2012

Channeling Cervantes: On Salman Rushdie’s “Quichotte”