Written Reviews

E.L. Doctorow: “Edgemont Drive”

April 19, 2010

This week’s New Yorker fiction is E.L. Doctorow’s “Edgemont Drive.” Read the full post.

Dezsö Kosztolányi: Skylark

April 19, 2010

Trevor reviews Dezsö Kosztolányi’s 1924 novel, Skylark, translated from the Hungarian by Richard Aczel. Read the full post.

Donald Barthelme: “Affection”

April 17, 2010

Trevor looks at Donald Barthelme’s “Affection,” first published in the November 7, 1983 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Independent Foreign Fiction Award Shortlist

April 15, 2010

The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist has been announced. Read the full post.

Paul Harding: Tinkers

April 13, 2010

Trevor reviews Paul Harding’s Tinkers. Read the full post.

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