Written Reviews

Marcel Proust: “Young Girls”

July 5, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Marcel Proust’s “Young Girls,” translated from the French by Deborah Treisman.

Visions of Eight

July 2, 2021

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Sam Lipsyte: “My Apology”

June 28, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sam Lipsyte’s “My Apology.”

Camille Bordas: “Offside Constantly”

June 21, 2021

This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Offside Constantly,” by Camille Bordas.

The Criterion Collection Announces September 2021 Releases

June 15, 2021

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in September 2021.

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