Written Reviews

John Fante: Wait Until Spring, Bandini

January 5, 2010

Trevor reviews John Fante’s Wait Until Spring, Bandini. Read the full post.

Jennifer Egan: “Safari”

January 4, 2010

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Jennifer Egan’s “Safari.”

Roberto Bolaño: Distant Star

January 1, 2010

Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño’s Distant Star, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.

Uwem Akpan: “Baptizing the Gun”

December 28, 2009

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Uwem Akpan’s “Baptizing the Gun.”

J.M.G. Le Clézio: Desert

December 28, 2009

Trevor reviews J.M.G. Le Clézio’s Desert, translated from the French by C. Dickson.

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