Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “Monsieur les Deux Chapeaux”

October 28, 2016

Trevor and Betsy examine Alice Munro’s “Monsieur les Deux Chapeaux,” from The Progress of Love.

Robert Walser: Girlfriends, Ghosts, and Other Stories

October 27, 2016

Trevor reviews NYRB Classics’ latest volume of Robert Walser’s brief musings, Girlfriends, Ghosts, and Other Stories, translated from the German by Tom Whalen, with Nicole Köngeter and Annette Wiesner. Read the full post.

2016 Man Booker Prize Winner

October 26, 2016

The 2016 Man Booker Prize winner has been announced. Read the full post.

Robert Altman: Short Cuts

October 25, 2016

Trevor reviews Robert Altman’s 1993 vision of Raymond Carver’s stories, Short Cuts, which got a new Blu-ray home video edition from The Criterion Collection this past week. Read the full post.

Anne Carson: “Back the Way You Went”

October 24, 2016

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Anne Carson’s “Back the Way You Went.” Read the full post.

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