Fiction

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

The Inhospitable Wilderness of António Lobo Antunes’s “Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water”
Nick Burns wades into the “inhospitable wilderness” of António Lobo Antunes’s experimental new novel, "Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water."
Nick BurnsOct 22, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Delicate Mundanity: On Maxim Osipov’s “Rock, Paper, Scissors: And Other Stories”
Helen Stuhr-Rommereim on the Chekhovian stories of Maxim Osipov's "Rock, Paper, Scissors."
Helen Stuhr-RommereimOct 21, 2019
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- Fiction
The Curse of Memory: Yoko Ogawa’s “The Memory Police”
For a novel that’s under 300 pages, Yoko Ogawa's "The Memory Police" is remarkably layered and rich without feeling cluttered.
Dylan BrownOct 20, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Emancipation of Little Women: On Library of America’s “March Sisters”
On the limits of archetype and power of self-mythology in “March Sisters.”
Emma BakerOct 20, 2019
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
Welcome to “The Handmaid’s Tale” Expanded Universe
As literature, "The Handmaid’s Tale" condemned us — but, as franchise fiction, "The Testaments" is full of miracles.
Gerry CanavanOct 19, 2019
- Fiction
- SF
The Importance of Stories: On Margaret Atwood’s “The Testaments”
Elizabeth Sulis Kim reviews Margaret Atwood's Booker Prize–winning novel, "The Testaments."
Elizabeth Sulis KimOct 19, 2019
- Fiction
- SF
Following Something Beautiful: An Interview with Courtney Maum
Aaron Shulman interviews Courtney Maum about her third novel, “Costalegre,” probing the intersection of art, borders, and the self.
Aaron ShulmanOct 18, 2019
- Fiction
What Voices Carry: On Christos Ikonomou and Yuz Aleshkovsky
Leeore Schnairsohn reflects on the voices of Christos Ikonomou’s “Good Will Come From the Sea” and Yuz Aleshkovsky’s “Nikolai Nikolaevich and Camouflage.”
Leeore SchnairsohnOct 18, 2019
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- Fiction
Aging Gently, Messily: On Elizabeth Strout’s “Olive, Again”
Jonathan Vatner reviews Elizabeth Strout’s sequel to “Olive Kitteridge” — “Olive, Again.”
Jonathan VatnerOct 16, 2019
- Fiction
Hereditary Cultural Burdens: Steph Cha’s “Your House Will Pay”
Jervey Tervalon appreciates the ambition of “Your House Will Pay,” a novel by Steph Cha that reckons with the legacy of 1992.
Jervey TervalonOct 15, 2019
- Fiction
- Noir
Post-National Europe and Other Bureaucratic Fantasies: On Robert Menasse’s “The Capital”
Andrew Griffin reviews the political imaginations and failings of Robert Menasse’s “The Capital.”
Andrew GriffinOct 11, 2019
No Direction Home: On Ben Lerner’s “The Topeka School”
Natasha Boyd visits "The Topeka School," the new novel by Ben Lerner.
Natasha BoydOct 9, 2019
- Fiction