Paul Mandelbaum
Paul Mandelbaum teaches the literature of Los Angeles at Emerson College’s L.A. Center. His books include the novels Garrett in Wedlock and Adriane on the Edge and the anthology 12 Short Stories and Their Making.
Articles
Les Plesko Remembered
We talked about books and ideas, and odd moments of the day, but our psychological wounds weren’t topics of conversation; they were the furnace of...
Town and Country: The Double Vision of Bogdan Suceavă
Even the many flourishes of violence that pepper Bogdan Suceavă's short novel are cast in a gauzy, mystical light.
Good Company: Conversations With Norman Manea
Norman Manea, interviewer and interviewee.
Adventures in Limbo: On Jim Gavin's "Middle Men"
Haunted in Bucharest: fathoming my mother’s homeland by talking to its writers
The author looks through Romania's literary history for a better understanding of the country’s story – as well as his own family's.