Fiction

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

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  Are Muslims the New Blacks? “Native Believer” Rips Open the Post-9/11 World

  Jordan Elgrably on Ali Eteraz's "Native Believer."

  Jordan ElgrablyOct 3, 2016

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  • Politics

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  Pure Jersey

  Alex Norcia talks to William Giraldi about his new memoir, "The Hero's Body," and what it means to grow up in New Jersey.

  Alex NorciaOct 2, 2016

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  Mary Gaitskill in Love

  Mary Gaitskill on race, agency, and love.

  Courtney ZoffnessOct 2, 2016

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  Defying Death in Absurdistan: An Interview with Ivan Klíma

  Stephan Delbos interviews the great Czech author and dissident Ivan Klíma.

  Stephan DelbosOct 1, 2016

  • Around the World

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  D. G. Compton, Authenticity, and Privacy

  Anna Clark on D.G. Compton’s "The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe."

  Anna E. ClarkSep 28, 2016

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  War As Hell Brought Home: An Interview with Odie Lindsey

  Robert Rea talks to Odie Lindsey about his new collection of short stories, "We Come to Our Senses."

  Robert ReaSep 27, 2016

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  More at Stake Here Than Beauty: An Interview with Yaa Gyasi

  Leah Mirakhor talks to Yaa Gyasi about her new novel, "Homegoing."

  Leah MirakhorSep 24, 2016

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  Labeling the Russian Immigrant: Irina Reyn’s “The Imperial Wife”

  Sasha Senderovich on Irina Reyn's "The Imperial Wife."

  Sasha SenderovichSep 23, 2016

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  Ecological Trauma in the Body: Viet Dinh’s “After Disasters” Explores the Inner Conflicts of Disaster Relief

  Heidi Hong on Viet Dinh’s debut novel, “After Disasters.”

  Heidi HongSep 22, 2016

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  Maternal Ecstasies in Emma Donoghue’s “The Wonder”

  In “The Wonder,” a new historical novel by Emma Donoghue, a nurse comes to understand the overwhelming power of motherhood.

  Meghan O’GieblynSep 18, 2016

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  The Aboutness: An Interview with Marisa Silver

  Marisa Silver discusses her new novel “Little Nothing,” an existential fable about a dwarf girl who undergoes an involuntary stretching.

  Ellie DukeSep 16, 2016

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  Helen DeWitt’s Philological Fictions

  A look at Helen DeWitt’s novels on the rerelease of her novel “The Last Samurai.”

  L. GibsonSep 16, 2016

  • Fiction