Written Reviews

J.M. Coetzee: Foe

August 14, 2009

Trevor reviews J.M. Coetzee’s 1986 novel, Foe.

Samuel Johnson: Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

August 10, 2009

Trevor catches up with Samuel Johnson’s 1759 book Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia.

Colm Tóibín: Brooklyn

August 6, 2009

Trevor reviews Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn, recently longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Yoel Hoffmann: Curriculum Vitae

August 3, 2009

Trevor reviews Yoel Hoffmann’s Curriculum Vitae, translated from the Hebrew by Peter Cole.

Raymond Chandler: The Big Sleep

July 30, 2009

Trevor reviews Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novel, The Big Sleep.

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