Fiction

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

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  Technicolor Saints and Celebrated Outlaws: An Interview with John Rechy

  Eric Newman speaks with John Rechy about his latest novel, “Pablo!,” and the struggles and pleasures that have attended his long career as a writer.

  Eric NewmanSep 2, 2018

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  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Two Mirrors: On Leonid Yuzefovich’s “Horsemen of the Sands”

  Yelena Furman rides along with “Horsemen of the Sands” by Leonid Yuzefovich, translated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz.

  Yelena FurmanAug 30, 2018

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  • Fiction

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  Romance, Compassion, and Inclusivity (Or: How Romance Will Save the World)

  Cat SebastianAug 29, 2018

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• The Consolation of Genre: On Reading Romance Novels

  Cailey Hall offers a history of the Romance genre.

  Cailey HallAug 27, 2018

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

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  The Old Left: “Conscience” by Alice Mattison

  "Conscience" is a curious book. Every time I wanted to object, Mattison pulled me back in.

  Lisa FetchkoAug 25, 2018

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  Gendered “Revenge” in Emma Ramadan’s Reworking of Brice Matthieussent’s Meta-Novel

  Arshy Azizi thinks Emma Ramadan’s translation of Brice Matthieussent’s “Revenge of the Translator” constitutes a radical act of subversion.

  Arshy AziziAug 23, 2018

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  • Fiction

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  Temptation and Trickery: Dirty Double-Dealing in “Orchid & the Wasp”

  Yoona Lee reviews Caoilinn Hughes's debut novel, "Orchid & the Wasp."

  Yoona LeeAug 23, 2018

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  • Fiction

• “So Many Stories to Tell”: A Conversation with Maurene Goo

  Steph Cha speaks to Korean-American novelist Maurene Goo about her latest, “The Way You Make Me Feel.”

  Steph ChaAug 22, 2018

  • Fiction

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature

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  A Veneration of Secrecy: Marriage, Misogyny, and Loneliness in “The Third Hotel”

  Lauren Sarazen finds Laura van den Berg’s powerful, atmospheric “The Third Hotel” a haunting descent into grief and the mysteries we can’t quite solve.

  Lauren SarazenAug 21, 2018

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• A Castle Built on Sand? Ukrainian Literature and Crimea

  Stephen Komarnyckyj explores the rich and fragile tradition of Ukrainian literature from Crimea.

  Stephen KomarnyckyjAug 19, 2018

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  • Fiction

  • Poetry

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  The Words That Don’t Kill: Interview with Tetiana Savchynska

  Yuliya Komska interviews Tetiana Savchynska, the Ukrainian translator of Kazuo Ishiguro and John Le Carré, about the language in war and literature.

  Yuliya KomskaAug 19, 2018

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  • Fiction

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  Every Woman’s Story: In Conversation with Paula McLain About Gellhorn and Hemingway

  Jill Talbot talks with Paula McLain about Martha Gellhorn’s legacy, defending Hemingway, and “the empathetic imagination” in historical fiction.

  Jill TalbotAug 19, 2018

  • Fiction