Written Reviews

Sara Stridsberg: The Faculty of Dreams

April 2, 2019

Paul reviews his favorite (so far) of the Man Booker International Prize longlist, Sara Stridsberg’s The Faculty of Dreams, translated from the Swedish by Deborah Bragan-Turner.

Te-Ping Chen: “Lulu”

April 1, 2019

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Lulu,” by Te-Ping Chen.

Alice Munro: “Jakarta”

March 29, 2019

Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Jakarta,” from The Love of a Good Woman.

Juan Gabriel Vásquez: The Shape of the Ruins

March 28, 2019

Paul review’s Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s The Shape of the Ruins, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean. This book was recently longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.

Edgar G. Ulmer: Detour

March 26, 2019

For all of its flaws, Edgar G. Ulmer’s 1945 film noir, Detour, is an engaging, provocative classic. The Criterion Collection released a new restoration on home video this month.

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