Written Reviews

The Eclipse Viewer Episode 11: Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Trilogy

January 26, 2014

David and Trevor are back with Eclipse Viewer 11: Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Trilogy. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.

Alice Munro: “Changes and Ceremonies”

January 24, 2014

Trevor and Betsy discuss Alice Munro’s “Changes and Ceremonies,” from Lives of Girls and Women.

Jean Echenoz: 1914

January 22, 2014

I few years ago, over a period of just a few weeks, I read and reviewed a kind of trilogy of short biographical (albeit stylized and embellished by fiction) novellas by Jean Echenoz: Lightning (here), Running (here), and Ravel (here). These short, quirky books turn things just so, making something unique where we might expect to find something

Honoré de Balzac: “Facino Cane”

January 21, 2014

Trevor explores Balzac’s “Facino Cane,” the first story in NYRB Classics’ new edition of The Human Comedy. Read the full post.

Robert Coover: “The Frog Prince”

January 20, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Robert Coover’s modern fairy tale, “The Frog Prince.” Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts. Read the full post.

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