Written Reviews

Luis Buñuel: Viridiana

August 1, 2013

Trevor reviews Luis Buñuel’s 1961 film and Palm d’Or winner, Viridiana. Read the full post.

New Project: Shakespeare Podcast

July 31, 2013

I have not gone off the deep end — I don’t think — and have started a new project that will run independently of The Mookse and the Gripes, a new solo podcast called The Worlds and Works of Shakespeare. The plan (and I’ve done a lot of prep work so I’m hoping it goes

Simon Leys: The Hall of Uselessness

July 30, 2013

Trevor reviews Simon Leys’ collected essays, The Hall of Uselessness. Read the full post.

Shirley Jackson: “Paranoia”

July 29, 2013

Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Shirley Jackson’s “Paranoia” was originally published in the August 5, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Trevor This week’s issue features a never before published story by Shirley Jackson, who died in 1965.

César Aira: The Hare

July 26, 2013

Trevor reviews César Aira’s The Hare, translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor. Read the full post.

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