Fiction

"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain

Born Again Grifters: On Belle Boggs’s “The Gulf”
Niko Maragos visits "The Gulf" by Belle Boggs.
Niko MaragosMay 3, 2019
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In the Borderlands Between Reality and Fantasy: On Chloe Aridjis’s “Sea Monsters”
Chloe Aridjis’s "Sea Monsters" is a surreal, captivating tale about the power of a youthful imagination.
Ellen JonesMay 1, 2019
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An Electric Encephalogram of a Mind: On Daša Drndić’s “EEG”
Josip Novakovich reviews Daša Drndić's recently published novel "EEG," translated from the Croatian by Celia Hawkesworth.
Josip NovakovichApr 30, 2019
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To Hell and Back: Modernized Myth in Hwang Sok-yong’s “Princess Bari”
Richard M. Cho explores the modernized Korean myth at the heart of Hwang Sok-yong’s “compelling and heartrending” novel “Princess Bari.”
Richard M. ChoApr 28, 2019
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Speaking With Amanda Skenandore About the Scars of Forced Assimilation
Krista Lukas interviews “Between Earth and Sky” author Amanda Skenandore.
Krista LukasApr 24, 2019
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The Fantasy Editor
Tim Groenland on the history and shifting role of the literary editor.
Tim GroenlandApr 20, 2019
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True Crime and Self-Improvement: An Interview with Halle Butler on “The New Me”
Eric Farwell talks to Halle Butler about her new novel, “The New Me.”
Eric FarwellApr 19, 2019
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“Outside Looking In”: T. C. Boyle’s Drama of Expanded Consciousness and LSD
T. C. Boyle's "Outside Looking In" highlights the sober experience of coming back to reality when the trip is over.
James PennerApr 18, 2019
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When They Blur: A Conversation with Namwali Serpell, Author of “The Old Drift”
Lily Meyer interviews Namwali Serpell about her debut novel, "The Other Drift."
Lily MeyerApr 13, 2019
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Queering the Language of Female Friendship in Juliet Lapidos’s “Talent”
Kelly Coyne dissects the queering of language in Juliet Lapidos’s satirical campus novel “Talent.”
Kelly Marie CoyneApr 10, 2019
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The Good Doctor: On Maxim Osipov’s “Rock, Paper, Scissors”
Bob Blaisdell appreciates “Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories” by Maxim Osipov, translated by Boris Dralyuk, Alex Fleming, and Anne Marie Jackson.
Bob BlaisdellApr 9, 2019
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The Self-Development of Truth: A Conversation with Maxim Osipov
Daniel Medin interviews the Russian author Maxim Osipov, whose English-language debut, “Rock, Paper, Scissors, an Other Stories,” is out with NYRB Classics.
Daniel MedinApr 9, 2019
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