Written Reviews

Bohumil Hrabal: Rambling On: An Apprentice’s Guide to the Gift of the Gab

May 27, 2014

Dwight reviews Bohumil Hrabal’s collection of stories, Rambling On: An Apprentice’s Guide to the Gift of the Gab, translated from the Czech by David Short. Read the full post.

Thomas Pierce: “Ba Baboon”

May 26, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Thomas Pierce’s “Ba Baboon.” Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.

James Vance Marshall: Walkabout

May 22, 2014

Trevor reviews James Vance Marshall’s 1959 novel, Walkabout. Read the full post.

The Great Jean Echenoz Giveaway!

May 21, 2014

A giveaway — The Great Jean Echenoz Giveaway, no less! Come try to win four of Jean Echenoz’s novels: I’m Gone, Big Blondes, Piano, and Running. Read the full post.

Vjenceslav Novak: A Tale of Two Worlds

May 20, 2014

For her first contribution to The Mookse and the Gripes, Bénédicte Williams reviews Vjenceslav Novak’s 1901 novel, A Tale of Two Worlds. Read the full post.

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