Written Reviews

Paul Schrader: Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

May 29, 2018

Paul Schrader’s Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is a beautiful film that engages beautifully with its complex subject, the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. The Criterion Collection recently released it on Blu-ray, and it’s one of my favorite releases of the year . . . or ever.

David Gilbert: “Fungus”

May 28, 2018

It’s time for the annual Fiction Issue of The New Yorker. Here we have David Gilbert’s “Fungus.”

Karen Russell: “Orange World”

May 28, 2018

It’s time for the annual Fiction Issue of The New Yorker. Here we have Karen Russell’s “Orange World.”

Lu Yang: “Silver Tiger”

May 28, 2018

It’s time for the annual Fiction Issue of The New Yorker. Here we have Lu Yang’s “Silver Tiger,” translated from the Chinese by Eric Abrahamsen, with assistance from the Nanjing Youth Literary Talent Project.

Golden Man Booker Prize Shortlist

May 26, 2018

To celebrate 50 years of the Man booker Prize, the Golden Man Booker Prize Shortlist has been announced. This list is composed of judges’ choice for the best Booker winner of each of the five decades.

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