Patrick Modiano: In the Café of Lost Youth
Trevor reviews Patrick Modiano’s 2007 novel, In the Café of Lost Youth, translated from the French by Chris Clarke and published this week in a new edition by NYRB Classics.
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2016 Man Booker International Prize Longlist
The longlist for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer 40: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties Part II
David and Trevor are back with another episode of The Eclipse Viewer Podcast. In this second part of two, we are joined by guest Aaron West to discuss the last three films in Eclipse Series 21: Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties. Read the full post and get links to the show.
Jacques Rivette: Paris Belongs to Us
Today, thanks to The Criterion Collection, Jacques Rivette’s debut feature, Paris Belongs to Us, comes to U.S. home video for the first time. Trevor looks at the film, which strikes him as Bolañoesque years before Bolaño wrote a novel. Read the full post.
Ann Beattie: “For the Best”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ann Beattie’s “For the Best.” Read the full post and join the conversation.
Claire Harman: Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart
Trevor reviews Claire Harman’s new biography Charlotte Brontë: A Fiery Heart. Read the full post.
Alice Munro: “Prue”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Prue,” from her collection The Moons of Jupiter.
Fiona McFarlane: “Buttony”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Fiona McFarlane’s “Buttony.” Read the full post and join the conversation.
Marcel L’Herbier: L’Inhumaine
Trevor reviews Marcel L’Herbier’s 1924 silent film L’Inhumaine, just out in a fabulous restoration from Flicker Alley. Read the full post.
John Williams: English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems
Trevor looks at NYRB Classics’ release of English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson, a collection of poems selected and introduced by John Williams, the author of Stoner. Read the full post.