Fiction

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

A Soviet Becky Sharp: On Margarita Khemlin’s “Klotsvog”
Phoebe Taplin takes stock of “Klotsvog,” a “devastating, bleakly comic” novel by Margarita Khemlin, translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.
Phoebe TaplinSep 6, 2019
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Fake News in Weimar Germany: Gabriele Tergit’s “Käsebier Takes Berlin”
Ben Sandman considers Sophie Duvernoy’s new translation of “Käsebier Takes Berlin” by Gabriele Tergit.
Ben SandmanSep 4, 2019
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Women in Knots: A Conversation with Sarah Rose Etter
Kate Durbin speaks to Sarah Rose Etter about her debut novel, “The Book of X.”
Kate DurbinSep 4, 2019
The Female Appetite: On Lara Williams’s “Supper Club”
Stephanie Sy-Quia samples Lara Williams’s “Supper Club.”
Stephanie Sy-QuiaSep 4, 2019
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Has Art Anything to Do with Life?: A Conversation with Ali Smith on “Spring”
Amy E. Elkins discusses “Spring” with novelist Ali Smith.
Amy E. ElkinsSep 3, 2019
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Arrival: On Tope Folarin’s “A Particular Kind of Black Man”
Sana Goyal reviews Tope Folarin’s debut novel, “A Particular Kind of Black Man.”
Sana GoyalSep 1, 2019
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Playing Tetris with Culture: Chuck Klosterman’s “Raised in Captivity”
Otis Houston reviews Chuck Klosterman’s “Raised in Captivity” and talks to Klosterman about social change and its discomforts.
Otis HoustonSep 1, 2019
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The Pleasure of Momentum, the Heat of Containment: On “The Remainder” by Alia Trabucco Zerán
Nathan Scott McNamara reads "The Remainder" by Alia Trabucco Zerán, out now in a translation from Sophie Hughes.
Nathan Scott McNamaraAug 29, 2019
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The Play’s the Thing: On Simone Weil’s “Venice Saved”
Ronald Collins celebrates the publication of “Venice Saved,” a play by Simone Weil, translated by Silvia Panizza and Philip Wilson.
Ronald CollinsAug 28, 2019
Real Life Rock Top 10: August 2019
LARB is happy to announce that it will serve as the new home for “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusAug 23, 2019
Moments and Memories with Toni Morrison
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Quincy Troupe, Margaret Porter Troupe, and Ishmael Reed offer their memories of Toni Morrison.
Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Ishmael Reed, Margaret Porter Troupe, Quincy TroupeAug 22, 2019
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The Self That No One Chooses: A Q-and-A with Chris Dennis on “Here Is What You Do: Stories”
Katya Apekina speaks with Chris Dennis, author of “Here Is What You Do.”
Katya ApekinaAug 18, 2019
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