Fiction

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

“What I’ve Got Is Half-Hope”: A Conversation with Kathleen Rooney
Kim Brooks interviews Kathleen Rooney about her new novel, "Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey."
Kim BrooksOct 16, 2020
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In the Back Kitchen
If you could have lunch with a famous person or a departed loved one, whom would you choose?
David BreithauptOct 15, 2020
The Tapestry of Voices: On Tash Aw’s Novels
Richard M. Cho considers the novels of Malaysian writer Tash Aw.
Richard M. ChoOct 14, 2020
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Reclaimed Histories: On Gabriela Cabezón Cámara’s “The Adventures of China Iron”
A new novel from Argentina offers a postcolonial feminist critique of the gauchesque.
Madison Felman-PanagotacosOct 12, 2020
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Sublimely Ugly: On Elena Ferrante’s “The Lying Life of Adults”
Sarah Chihaya on the ugliness of "The Lying Life of Adults" by Elena Ferrante.
Sarah ChihayaOct 12, 2020
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Truths Too Terrible: On Arthur Schnitzler and Franz Kafka
LARB presents an excerpt from Adam Kirsch’s “The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century.”
Adam KirschOct 8, 2020
In the Shadow of Litani
A darkly fantastic novel of Jewish life in Warsaw on the eve of the Holocaust.
Dan FriedmanOct 8, 2020
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Novel Times: On Ali Smith’s “Summer”
Matt Hartman enjoys “Summer,” the new novel by Ali Smith, and reflects on the writer’s Seasonal Quartet.
Matt HartmanOct 7, 2020
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The Border Between Magic and Annihilation: On Laura van den Berg’s “I Hold a Wolf by the Ears”
Anita Felicelli reviews “I Hold a Wolf by the Ears,” the new short story collection from Laura van den Berg.
Anita FelicelliOct 6, 2020
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The Circuitous Politics of Cool: An Interview with Andrew Martin
Sarah Cozort talks with Andrew Martin about his latest collection of short stories, "Cool for America."
Sarah CozortOct 4, 2020
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Magical Realism
Fernando Sdrigotti seeks to break Latin American writers free from the magical realism pigeonhole.
Fernando SdrigottiOct 2, 2020
Granny Knows Best
Olja Knežević’s newly translated novel is a delightful portrait of a “women’s circle of witches” in war-torn Montenegro.
Michael TateOct 2, 2020
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