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The Soul of Post-Maidan Ukraine: On Andriy Lyubka’s “Carbide” and Oleg Sentsov’s “Life Went on Anyway: Stories”
Kate Tsurkan explores the post-Maidan prose of Andriy Lyubka and Oleg Sentsov.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
From Fact to Fiction, with Fried Chicken: A Conversation with KJ Dell’Antonia
Food is love, but food is also at the heart of a sibling rivalry in a new novel.
African Literature and Digital Culture
The digital impulses of African creativity have fundamentally altered literary culture.
How “Such a Fun Age” Came to Be: An Interview with Kiley Reid
Jabeen Akhtar talks to author Kiley Reid about her debut novel, “Such a Fun Age.”
Writing Toward the Inescapable: On Scholastique Mukasonga’s “Igifu”
Martha Cooley reviews the latest Scholastique Mukasonga book to be translated into English, “Igifu.”
Exploding Clichés: On Éric Chevillard’s Versatile Prose
Michelle Kuo, Jeremy M. Davies, and Daniel Levin Becker discuss Éric Chevillard’s pandemic writing and the challenges of rendering his style into English.
Betrayal: Jean Shepherd and “A Christmas Story”
Lee Vinsel on Jean Shepherd and the darker message in "A Christmas Story."
In Another Life: A Short Story
Real Life Rock Top 10: December 2020
LARB presents the December installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Shells and Spheres of the Self: On Marilynne Robinson’s “Jack”
Ben Libman reviews “Jack,” the fourth installment in Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series.
Fulfilling the Mission: A Conversation with Olga Tokarczuk’s Translators
Jennifer Croft speaks to her fellow translators of Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, who accepted the award one year ago today.
The Humiliation of No Longer Being Desired: Nathalie Léger’s Investigations of Abandonment
Nathan Scott McNamara considers Nathalie Léger's "The White Dress," out now from Dorothy in a translation by Natasha Lehrer.
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