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Frame Tale: On Christine Smallwood’s “La Captive” and Chantal Akerman
Lori Marso reviews Christine Smallwood’s book on “La Captive” (Chantal Akerman, 2000).
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Something Calamitous: On Hanna Johansson’s “Antiquity”
Anna Gaca reviews Hanna Johansson’s “Antiquity.”
“A Passage to India” on Its 100th Birthday
Sameer Pandya traces the path of E. M. Forster’s classic novel in his own passage to India.
Instructions for Cutting Your Heart Out: On Gina Chung’s “Green Frog”
Charlee Dyroff reviews Gina Chung’s “Green Frog.”
Finally, a Cure for Eldest Daughter Syndrome! On Alexandra Tanner’s “Worry”
Leah Abrams reviews Alexandra Tanner’s “Worry.”
A Groupie’s Ghostwriter: On Sarah Tomlinson’s “The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers”
Jason Thornberry reviews Sarah Tomlinson’s “The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers.”
Spies Like Us: On David McCloskey’s “Moscow X”
Katherine Voyles reviews David McCloskey’s “Moscow X.”
Borderless Text: On Helen Oyeyemi’s “Parasol Against the Axe”
Hannah Kofman reviews Helen Oyeyemi's “Parasol Against the Axe.”
Excerpt from Alexandra Tanner’s “Worry”
LARB presents an excerpt from Alexandra Tanner’s new novel “Worry.”
The Body as Tool: A Conversation with Rita Bullwinkel
Crow Jonah Norlander interviews Rita Bullwinkel about her new novel, “Headshot.”
Vincent O. Carter at 100: A Voyage of the Mind
Hans J. Rindisbacher ponders the work of the Black American expat Vincent O. Carter in his centennial year.
Making History Sing: On Vera Mutafchieva’s “The Case of Cem”
Josh Billings reviews Bulgarian author Vera Mutafchieva’s historical novel “The Case of Cem.”
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