Fiction

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

Our Overeducated Moment: On Andrew Martin’s “Cool for America”
Anthony DiMauro reviews Andrew Martin’s latest work, “Cool for America."
Anthony DiMauroSep 26, 2020
- Fiction
“The Greatest Defect of This Book Is You, Reader”: On Two Translations of Machado de Assis’s “The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas”
Tal Goldfajn digs up two translations of “The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas” by Machado de Assis.
Tal GoldfajnSep 22, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
“Secretary Piñerarte” and “The Technicolor Flavor of La Vega”
For the first time in English translation, two pieces of political satire by the late Chilean author Pedro Lemebel.
Alexis Almeida, Pedro LemebelSep 21, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Patient Ambition of John Milton: A Conversation with Thom Satterlee
Thom Satterlee discusses “God’s Liar,” his new novel about the life of John Milton.
Cynthia L. HavenSep 17, 2020
- Fiction
Say My Name: On Raven Leilani’s “Luster”
Lee Thomas appreciated "Luster," the debut novel from Raven Leilani.
Lee ThomasSep 14, 2020
- Fiction
Queer Homecoming: On Carter Sickels’s “The Prettiest Star”
Zach Shultz on queer homecoming in Appalachia and Cartel Sickel’s “The Prettiest Star.”
Zach ShultzSep 12, 2020
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Scrupulously Woven: On Michael Elias’s “You Can Go Home Now”
Joel Rose reviews "You Can Go Home Now," the new novel from screenwriter Michael Elias.
Joel RoseSep 11, 2020
- Fiction
Albert Camus, Patron Saint of the Sticks
Camus’s final, unfinished novel evokes a lost Algerian homeland.
Aaron PeckSep 10, 2020
A Poet of Mythologies: Homero Aridjis at 80
A celebration of the great Mexican poet, novelist, and environmental activist.
Carlos FonsecaSep 9, 2020
“Maggoty Urgings Toward Revenge”: Edward Albee’s Adaptation of James Purdy’s “Malcolm”
Did a great playwright intentionally botch his adaptation of a major novel?
Michael SnyderSep 9, 2020
- Fiction
American Small-Business Picaresque: A Conversation with Anna Cox
Anna Cox discusses her debut novel about life in a small Ohio town after the pencil factory explodes.
Brandon R. ReynoldsSep 8, 2020
- Fiction
An Inverse Journey: On Elena Ferrante’s “The Lying Life of Adults”
Rachel Duboff reviews “The Lying Life of Adults,” the new book by Elena Ferrante and translated by Ann Goldstein.
Rachel DuboffSep 1, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction