Written Reviews

César Aira: Birthday

February 26, 2019

Trevor reviews César Aira’s 2001 novella Birthday, the latest of his books to be translated into English, this one by the great Chris Andrews.

Jonathan Lethem: “The Starlet Apartments”

February 25, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is Jonathan Lethem’s “The Starlet Apartments.”

Dag Solstad: T Singer

February 20, 2019

Paul reviews Dag Solstad’s 1999 novel T Singer, translated from the Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally.

The Criterion Collection Announces May 2019 Releases

February 15, 2019

The Criterion Collection has announced its May 2019 releases.

Daniel James: The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas

February 14, 2019

Paul reviews The Unauthorised Biography of Ezra Maas, by — perhaps — Daniel James.

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