Written Reviews

Ann Beattie: “Major Maybe”

April 13, 2015

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ann Beattie’s “Major Maybe.” Read the full post.

Pierre Michon: Winter Mythologies and Abbots

April 10, 2015

Trevor reviews Pierre Michon’s Winter Mythologies and Abbots, which was just longlisted for this year’s Best Translated Book Award. Read the full post.

Henry James: “The Point of View”

April 9, 2015

Simon Lavery continues his trek through the work of Henry James with “The Point of View.” Read the full post.

2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Shortlist

April 8, 2015

The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist is now out — here are the six finalists! The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky “We are born and we die — but many things could happen in between. Which life do we end up living?” From one of the most daring

2015 Best Translated Book Award Longlist

April 7, 2015

It’s arrived: the longlist for the Best Translated Book Award, my favorite book prize of the year. This year, we had to wait a bit longer than we have in the past, but it’s worth it! The nine judges for the fiction award have worked their way through almost 500 books, and now we get to sit back

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