Fiction

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

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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

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  Biography of a Book: Zaretsky on Kaplan on Camus

  Robert Zaretsky on Alice Kaplan's "Looking For 'The Stranger'."

  Robert ZaretskySep 15, 2016

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  Too Much and Too Little: A History of David Foster Wallace’s “The Pale King”

  David Hering offers an excerpt from his new book "David Foster Wallace: Fiction and Form."

  David HeringSep 14, 2016

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  The Wealth of Life

  Belinda McKeon talks to Ann Patchett about her new novel, "Commonwealth."

  Belinda McKeonSep 14, 2016

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  The Inhospitable, Inimitable World

  Corey Van Landingham reviews Alexandra Kleeman's short story collection "Intimations"

  Corey Van LandinghamSep 13, 2016

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  “The Virginity of Famous Men”: Where Hope and Loneliness Intersect

  Libby Flores on "The Virginity of Famous Men," Christine Sneed's recent short story collection.

  Libby FloresSep 13, 2016

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  Maybe You Just Don’t Get It: Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Here I Am”

  Dan Friedman unpacks “Here I Am” by Jonathan Safran Foer.

  Dan FriedmanSep 12, 2016

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  Intoxicating Muscle

  Bruce Robbins on Jonathan Safran Foer's "Here I Am."

  Bruce RobbinsSep 12, 2016

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  Where “It” Was: Rereading Stephen King’s “It” on Its 30th Anniversary

  On its 30th anniversary, Adrian Daub revisits Stephen King’s “It” to ask: What is "It" about?

  Adrian DaubSep 11, 2016

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