Fiction

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

Bugs Bunny, the Novel, and Transnationalism
Ysabelle Cheung talks to Xu Xi about her new novel, "That Man in Our Lives."
Ysabelle CheungSep 4, 2016
- Fiction
Novels in Third Places: The Case for More Classrooms in Our Literature
Jenny Davidson on the importance of classrooms in literature.
Jenny DavidsonSep 1, 2016
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Reading in a World of Wonderlands
Have you really read "Alice in Wonderland" until you've read it in Esperanto? Rebecca L. Walkowitz finds out in her review of "Alice in a World of Wonders."
Rebecca L. WalkowitzAug 31, 2016
Outside the Tent: Ludmila Ulitskaya’s Latest Novel and the End of an Era
Marijeta Bozovic examines “The Big Green Tent,” a sprawling elegiac novel by Ludmila Ulitskaya, and finds hope in the younger generation of Russian poets.
Marijeta BozovicAug 30, 2016
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Historical Mysteries: Sarah Kaufman Returns
“Rule of Capture” presents a biting commentary on the uneasy truce between Latino L.A. and the city’s entrenched political, cultural, and economic elites.
Abel SalasAug 23, 2016
- Fiction
- Noir
Remembering How It Felt to Burn: Robin Wasserman’s “Girls on Fire”
Robin Wasserman's "Girls on Fire" is a mystery and a tangled love triangle and a ruthless thriller, and it’s satisfying and troubling on all these levels.
Briallen HopperAug 21, 2016
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“The Cauliflower”: Deconstruction of a Hindu Mystic’s Spiritual Legacy
Anita Felicelli on Nicola Barker's "The Cauliflower".
Anita FelicelliAug 19, 2016
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The Great Slovenian Novel
Zack Hatfield on Lojze Kovačič "Newcomers: Book One".
Zack HatfieldAug 18, 2016
When the Hurlyburly’s Done: Roy Scranton’s “War Porn”
Roy Scranton’s new novel “War Porn” calls into question mindsets rampant on both sides of the Iraq War.
Sarah HoenickeAug 16, 2016
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Teffi Who? The Rediscovery of One of Russia’s Greatest Writers
Maria Bloshteyn reviews two recent translations of Teffi (1872–1952), a Russian literary superstar who is finally getting her due in the West.
Maria BloshteynAug 16, 2016
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
No Blood for Beauty: Phil Metres and Roy Scranton on Torture, Art, and the Literature of Empire
Philip Metres and Roy Scranton discuss Scranton's novel, "War Porn", and how we remember our roles in war.
Philip Metres, Roy ScrantonAug 15, 2016
- Fiction
Grandiose American Bullshit
Seth Blake interviews Shawn Vestal on his new novel, "Daredevils".
Seth BlakeAug 15, 2016
- Fiction