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Month: April 2012

Louise Erdrich: “Nero”

July 13, 2016April 30, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Louise Erdrich’s “Nero.” Read the full post.

Categories Louise Erdrich, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 7 Comments

Enrique Vila-Matas: Never Any End to Paris

July 14, 2016April 29, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Enrique Vila-Matas’s Never Any End to Paris, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Enrique Vila-Matas Tags 2000s, 2003, New Directions, Spanish 1 Comment

Jean-Philippe Toussaint: Reticence

July 14, 2016April 27, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jean-Philippe Toussaint’s Reticence, translated from the French by John Lambert. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jean-Philippe Toussaint Tags 1990s, 1991, Dalkey Archive, French 4 Comments

Roberto Bolaño: The Secret of Evil

July 14, 2016April 25, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño’s The Secret of Evil, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews, with Natasha Wimmer. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Chris Andrews, Roberto Bolaño Tags 2000s, 2007, New Directions, Spanish 1 Comment

2012 Orange Prize for Fiction Shortlist

July 13, 2016April 23, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

The Orange Prize shortlist has been announced. Categories News 2 Comments

Ian McEwan: “Hand on the Shoulder”

July 13, 2016April 23, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Ian McEwan’s “Hand on the Shoulder.” Read the full post.

Categories Ian McEwan, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 10 Comments

2012 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

July 13, 2016April 16, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

The Pulitzer Prize winner has been announced — wait! Categories News 5 Comments

Junot Díaz: “Miss Lora”

July 13, 2016April 16, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Junot Díaz’s “Miss Lora.” Read the full post.

Categories Junot Díaz, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Eric Chevillard: Demolishing Nisard

July 14, 2016April 13, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Eric Chevillard’s Demolishing Nisard, translated from the French by Jordan Stump. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Eric Chevillard Tags 2000s, 2006, Dalkey Archive, French 8 Comments

Jacques Jouet: Upstaged

July 14, 2016April 12, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jacques Jouet’s Upstaged, translated from the French by Leland de la Durantaye. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jacques Jouet Tags 1990s, 1997, Dalkey Archive, French 2 Comments
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