Fiction

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

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  Where There is Smoke, There is Family

  “Nicotine” is an overt satire of spoiled Americans, of a nation of cosseted forever-in-college kids who need not try.

  Catherine SteindlerNov 10, 2016

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  Susan Bernofsky Walks the Tightrope: An Interview About Translating Yoko Tawada’s “Memoirs of a Polar Bear”

  Stefanie Sobelle talks to Susan Bernofsky about translating Yoko Tawada's new novel as well as works by Kafka, Hesse, and Robert Walser.

  Stefanie SobelleNov 9, 2016

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  After the Fall: Women Writers on Post-Revolutionary Egypt

  Basma Abdel Aziz and Yasmine El Rashidi explore the “uncharted waters” of post-revolutionary Egypt.

  Marya HannunNov 9, 2016

  • Around the World

  • Fiction

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  Human Lessons: on Mary Ruefle’s “My Private Property”

  Stephanie Pushaw finds the many colors of sadness in Mary Ruefle's "My Private Property."

  Stephanie PushawNov 5, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Crossing Boundaries with Anne Raeff

  Hugh Sheehy on Anne Raeff's continent-spanning "The Jungle Around Us."

  Hugh SheehyNov 5, 2016

  • Fiction

• No Maps Are Available: Final Scenes with Jim Harrison, Part II

  Peter Nowogrodzki interviews the late great American novelist Jim Harrison.

  Peter NowogrodzkiNov 4, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Poetry

• No Maps Are Available: Final Scenes with Jim Harrison, Part I

  Peter Nowogrodzki interviews the late great American novelist Jim Harrison.

  Peter NowogrodzkiNov 3, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Poetry

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  Who Is the Me?

  As "Frantumaglia" is released in the United States, Michael LaPointe looks at the invisible Elena Ferrante.

  Michael LaPointeNov 3, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Belated Hurrah: A Wake for Edwin O’Connor

  Pete Tosiello holds a wake for the great Irish-American novelist Edwin O’Connor.

  Pete TosielloNov 2, 2016

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  Fractals of Fractals: on April Ayers Lawson’s “Virgin and Other Stories”

  “Virgin and Other Stories,” the debut collection from April Ayers Lawson, masterfully creates the sense that the world is chaos.

  Lindsay HunterNov 1, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Was “Lolita” About Race?: Vladimir Nabokov on Race in the United States

  Jennifer Wilson measures the social conscience of Vladimir Nabokov.

  Jennifer WilsonOct 31, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Fiction

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  A Community Baby

  Laura Bogart talks to Gina Frangello about her new novel, "Every Kind of Wanting."

  Laura BogartOct 30, 2016

  • Fiction