Written Reviews

Wolfgang Hilbig: The Sleep of the Righteous

August 23, 2018

Paul reviews Wolfgang Hilbig’s 2002 collection of reflections, The Sleep of the Righteous, translated from the German by Isabel Fargo Cole.

Sana Krasikov: “Ways and Means”

August 20, 2018

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sana Krasikov’s “Ways and Means.”

Robert M. Young: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

August 16, 2018

This week, The Criterion Collection released Robert M. Young’s The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, a film portraying the 1901 manhunt that started due to an act of poor translation.

The Criterion Collection Announces November 2018 Releases

August 15, 2018

The Criterion Collection has announced their November 2018 releases. It’s a fantastic line-up in a month where they already announced their landmark set Ingmar Bergman’s Cinema.

Jeremy Gavron: Felix Culpa

August 14, 2018

Paul reviews Jeremy Gavron’s 2018 novel, Felix Culpa.

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