Written Reviews

Nescio: Amsterdam Stories

March 23, 2012

Trevor reviews Nescio’s Amsterdam Stories, a collection of all of Nescio’s major works, available in English for the first time, translated from the Dutch by Damion Searls. Read the full post.

Moacyr Scliar: Kafka’s Leopards

March 21, 2012

Trevor reviews Moacyr Scliar’s Kafka’s Leopards, translated from the Portuguese by Thomas O. Beebee. Read the full post.

Antonya Nelson: “Chapter Two”

March 20, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Antonya Nelson’s “Chapter Two.” Read the full post.

Edouard Levé: Suicide

March 15, 2012

Trevor reviews Edouard Levé’s Suicide, translated from the French by Jan Steyn. Read the full post.

Rivka Galchen: “Appreciation”

March 13, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rivka Galchen’s “Appreciation.” Read the full post.

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