Fiction

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

“Tiny Paragraphs Pulsed in His Veins”: On Johannes Urzidil’s “The Last Bell”
Houman Barekat is struck by “The Last Bell,” a collection of stories by German Bohemian writer Johannes Urzidil.
Houman BarekatDec 2, 2017
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“King Comus” and the Elasticity of the Neo-Slave Narrative
Renee Hudson appraises William Demby’s experimental novel “King Comus” in the context of black speculative fiction and the neo-slave narrative.
Renee HudsonNov 30, 2017
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“Do You Not Like Me Here?”: On Agnieszka Dale’s “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” and Immigration Anxiety in Britain
Loree L. Westron reflects on “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” by Agnieszka Dale.
Loree L. WestronNov 29, 2017
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Lisbon: Beyond What the Tourist Should See
Casey Walker on Fernando Pessoa, Teolinda Gersão, and the mysteries of Lisbon.
Nov 27, 2017
The Anxiety of Intimacy in Hiromi Kawakami’s “The Nakano Thrift Shop”
M. W. Larson visits Hiromi Kawakami's "The Nakano Thrift Shop."
M. W. LarsonNov 27, 2017
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Dangerous Undercurrents: Sailing the Open Ocean of the Female Psyche in “Catalina”
Holiday Reinhorn reviews Liska Jacobs's debut novel, "Catalina."
Holiday ReinhornNov 23, 2017
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The Making of a Teenage Radical: Talking with Laleh Khadivi About “A Good Country”
Jennifer Kaplan interviews Laleh Khadivi about her new novel, “A Good Country.”
Jennifer KaplanNov 23, 2017
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Pleasure, Pity, Pain: On Petra Hůlová’s “Three Plastic Rooms”
A. M. Bakalar reviews “Three Plastic Rooms” by inventive Czech author Petra Hůlová.
A. M. BakalarNov 21, 2017
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The Ghost of Piglia: A Conversation with Emilio Renzi
Ilan Stavans interviews Emilio Renzi, the alter ego of his late friend, Argentine novelist Ricardo Piglia.
Ilan StavansNov 20, 2017
The Space in Between: Afro-Surreal Liminality in Khary Lazarre-White’s “Passage”
Eisa Nefertari Ulen reviews Khary Lazarre-White's novel "Passage."
Eisa Nefertari UlenNov 18, 2017
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Are We the Butterfly or the Tornado?: Joan Silber’s “Improvement”
Tara Ison finds Joan Silber’s latest novel “Improvement” an astute, lyrical portrait of characters linked by their limits and their truths.
Tara IsonNov 15, 2017
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A Preoccupation with Consciousness: Matthew Weiner’s “Heather, the Totality”
Matthew Specktor reviews Matthew Weiner's debut novel, "Heather, the Totality."
Matthew SpecktorNov 15, 2017
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