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Year: 2012

Nescio: Amsterdam Stories

June 2, 2017March 23, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Nescio’s Amsterdam Stories, a collection of all of Nescio’s major works, available in English for the first time, translated from the Dutch by Damion Searls. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Nescio Tags 1910s, 1911, 1915, 1918, 1940s, 1946, Dutch, Short Story 6 Comments

Moacyr Scliar: Kafka’s Leopards

July 12, 2016March 21, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Moacyr Scliar’s Kafka’s Leopards, translated from the Portuguese by Thomas O. Beebee. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Moacyr Scliar Tags 2000, 2000s, Portuguese 3 Comments

Antonya Nelson: “Chapter Two”

July 12, 2016March 20, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Antonya Nelson’s “Chapter Two.” Read the full post.

Categories Antonya Nelson, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Edouard Levé: Suicide

July 12, 2016March 15, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Edouard Levé’s Suicide, translated from the French by Jan Steyn. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Edouard Levé Tags 2000s, 2008, Dalkey Archive, French 6 Comments

Rivka Galchen: “Appreciation”

July 11, 2016March 13, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rivka Galchen’s “Appreciation.” Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Rivka Galchen Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments

Juan José Saer: Scars

July 12, 2016March 12, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Juan José Saer’s Scars, translated from the Spanish by Steve Dolph. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, José Saer Juan Tags 1960s, 1969, Open Letter Books, Spanish 5 Comments

2012 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners

July 12, 2016March 8, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

The NBCC Award winners have been announced. Read the full post.

Categories News 1 Comment

2012 Orange Prize for Fiction Longlist

July 12, 2016March 8, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

The Orange Prize longlist has been announced. Read the full post.

Categories News 1 Comment

Tove Jansson: The Summer Book

July 12, 2016March 7, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Tove Jansson’s 1972 novel, The Summer Book. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jansson Tove Tags 1970s, 1972, Swedish 6 Comments

Donald Antrim: “Ever Since”

July 11, 2016March 5, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Donald Antrim’s “Ever Since.” Read the full post.

Categories Donald Antrim, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2012 New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments
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