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Dagoberto Gilb: “Uncle Rock”

June 9, 2016May 3, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Dagoberto Gilb’s “Uncle Rock.” Read the full post.

Categories Dagoberto Gilb, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2010 New Yorker Fiction 2 Comments

Michael Frayn: Spies

June 9, 2016May 3, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Michael Frayn’s Spies. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Michael Frayn Tags 2000s, 2002, 2002 Booker Prize, Booker Prize 4 Comments

William Maxwell: “Two Old Tales About Men and Women”

June 9, 2016May 1, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at William Maxwell’s “Two Old Tales About Men and Women,” originally published in the June 21, 1958 issue of The New Yorker. Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, William Maxwell Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 4 Comments

Allegra Goodman: “La Vita Nuova”

June 9, 2016April 28, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Allegra Goodman’s “La Vita Nuova.” Read the full post.

Categories Allegra Goodman, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2010 New Yorker Fiction 7 Comments

J.G. Farrell: Troubles

June 9, 2016April 27, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews J.G. Farrell’s 1970 novel, Troubles. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, J.G. Farrell Tags 1970, 1970s 3 Comments

Roberto Bolaño: Antwerp

June 9, 2016April 23, 2010 by Trevor Berrett
Review copy courtesy of New Directions.

Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño’s Antwerp, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Roberto Bolaño Tags 2000s, 2002, Spanish 8 Comments

Orange Prize Shortlist Announced

June 9, 2016April 21, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

The shortlist for this year’s Orange Prize has been announced. Read the full post.

Categories News 7 Comments

E.L. Doctorow: “Edgemont Drive”

December 6, 2024April 19, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

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

Categories E.L. Doctorow, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2010 New Yorker Fiction 5 Comments

Dezsö Kosztolányi: Skylark

June 9, 2016April 19, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

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

Categories Book Reviews, Dezsö Kosztolányi Tags 1920s, 1924, Hungarian, NYRB Classics 13 Comments

Donald Barthelme: “Affection”

June 9, 2016April 17, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

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

Categories Donald Barthelme, New Yorker Fiction Tags Classic New Yorker Fiction 3 Comments
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