Written Reviews

Jenny Offill: Dept. of Speculation

May 6, 2014

Trevor reviews Jenny Offill’s new novel, Dept. of Speculation. Read the full post.

Lyudmila Ulitskaya: “The Fugitive”

May 5, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lyudmila (translated from the Russian by Bela Shayevich). Betsy shares her thoughts. Read the full post.

John Michael McDonagh: Calvary

May 2, 2014

Lee reviews John Michael McDonagh’s new film Calvary, starring Brendan Gleeson. Read the full post.

Hilda Hilst: With My Dog-Eyes

May 1, 2014

Trevor reviews Hilda Hilst’s 1986 novella With My Dog-Eyes, just translated from the Portuguese by Adam Morris. Read the full post.

Joel & Ethan Coen: Inside Llewyn Davis

April 30, 2014

Trevor thinks about the Coen brothers’ most recent film, Inside Llewyn Davis. Read the full post.

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