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Month: May 2012

Jennifer Egan: “Black Box”

July 14, 2016May 30, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Jennifer Egan’s “Black Box.” Read the full post.

Categories Jennifer Egan, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 5 Comments

2012 Orange Prize Winner

July 14, 2016May 30, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

The winner of the Orange Prize has been announced. Read the full post.

Categories News 2 Comments

Jonathan Lethem: “My Internet”

July 14, 2016May 29, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Jonathan Lethem’s “My Internet.” Read the full post.

Categories Jonathan Lethem, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Stefan Zweig: Confusion

July 14, 2016May 24, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Stefan Zweig’s 1927 novella, Confusion, translated from the Germany by Anthea Bell. Read the full post.

Categories Stefan Zweig Tags 1920s, 1927, German, NYRB Classics 6 Comments

Lorrie Moore: “Referential”

July 14, 2016May 21, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lorrie Moore’s “Referential.” Read the full post.

Categories Lorrie Moore, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 6 Comments

Penelope Fitzgerald: The Golden Child

July 14, 2016May 18, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Penelope Fitzgerald’s The Golden Child. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Penelope Fitzgerald Tags 1970s, 1977 3 Comments

Robert Walser: Berlin Stories

June 15, 2017May 15, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Robert Walser’s Berlin Stories, translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky.

Categories Book Reviews, Robert Walser Tags 1950s, 1956, German, NYRB Classics 11 Comments

Maile Meloy: “The Proxy Marriage”

July 14, 2016May 14, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Maile Meloy’s “The Proxy Marriage.” Read the full post.

Categories Maile Meloy, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 22 Comments

Svetislav Basara: The Cyclist Consiracy

July 14, 2016May 9, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Svetislav Basara’s The Cyclist Conspiracy, translated from the Serbian by Randall A. Major. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews Tags 1980s, 1988, Open Letter Books, Serbian 6 Comments

Peter Stamm: “Sweet Dreams”

July 14, 2016May 8, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Peter Stamm’s “Sweet Dreams,” translated from the German by Michael Hofmann. Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Peter Stamm Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 9 Comments
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