Written Reviews

Sergio De La Pava: Every Arc Bends Its Radian

November 12, 2024

Sergio De La Pava: Every Arc Bends Its Radian

Han Kang: “Heavy Snow”

November 11, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Han Kang’s “Heavy Snow,” translated from the Korean by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris.

Scholastique Mukasonga: Sister Deborah

November 7, 2024

One of my most anticipated releases of the year is Scholastique Mukasonga’s Sister Deborah, translated by Mark Polizzotti.

Greg Jackson: “The Honest Island”

November 4, 2024

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Greg Jackson’s “The Honest Island.”

Yukio Mishima: “From the Wilderness”

October 28, 2024

This week we get a newly translated story from Yukio Mishima: “From the Wilderness,” translated from the Japanese by John Nathan.

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