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The Missing Maoist Middle of Dag Solstad
David M. Smith examines the career of the great Norwegian novelist Dag Solstad, and the gaps in English translation of his work.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
The Shadow-Sister’s Solidarity
Cory Oldweiler reviews Norwegian author Linn Ullmann’s novel “Girl, 1983,” newly translated by Martin Aitken.
Absolution Through Voyeurism
Max Callimanopulos reviews the new edition of John Gregory Dunne’s classic “Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season.”
The Denny’s on Wilshire Boulevard
Alexander Chee writes the second installment of the column I Come Here Often, from LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
The Pool at the LINE
Bad days are made better by masquerading as a carefree hotel guest in Koreatown.
Taste Test
Cory Bradshaw describes the art and agony involved in making amateur porn in an essay for LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Children Die, and Parents Go On Living
Jenessa Abrams reviews Yiyun Li’s “Things in Nature Merely Grow.”
First Thought, (Not) Best Thought
Noah Rawlings considers Joan Didion’s “Notes to John.”
If There’s Truth in Cinema, It’s Sideways
Ilana Masad interviews Katharine Coldiron about her new collection of essays, “Out There in the Dark.”
No Matter How Much We Look, We Don’t Necessarily See
Nik Slackman speaks with Taylor Lewandowski and Lynne Tillman on the occasion of their new book, “The Mystery of Perception.”
Autofiction’s Primal Scene
Jon Repetti returns to the scene of writing in Catherine Lacey’s new novel “The Möbius Book.”
Lady of the Wild Things
Abigail Susik speaks with visual artist Liliane Lijn about her new memoir and her major international exhibition.
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