Ann Beattie: “Major Maybe”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ann Beattie’s “Major Maybe.” Read the full post.
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Pierre Michon: Winter Mythologies and Abbots
Trevor reviews Pierre Michon’s Winter Mythologies and Abbots, which was just longlisted for this year’s Best Translated Book Award. Read the full post.
2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Shortlist
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist is now out — here are the six finalists! The End of Days by Jenny Erpenbeck translated from the German by Susan Bernofsky “We are born and we die — but many things could happen in between. Which life do we end up living?” From one of the most daring … Read more
2015 Best Translated Book Award Longlist
It’s arrived: the longlist for the Best Translated Book Award, my favorite book prize of the year. This year, we had to wait a bit longer than we have in the past, but it’s worth it! The nine judges for the fiction award have worked their way through almost 500 books, and now we get to sit back … Read more
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “Apollo”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Apollo.” Read the full post.
Clues to Best Translated Book Award Longlist
The Best Translated Book Award longlist is about to be announced. In this post, I’ve put together the clues we’ve gotten so far about what’s on the list as well as a few of my own prognostications and blind suppositions. Read the full post.
Emily St. John Mandel: Station Eleven
Trevor reviews Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel, Station Eleven, a finalist for the National Book Award, the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Read the full post.
2015 PEN Translation Prize Longlist
The 2015 PEN Translation Prize Longlist has been announced. Read the full post.
The Eclipse Viewer Episode 26: Jean Grémillon During the Occupation
David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 26: Jean Grémillon During the Occupation. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.
Ingmar Bergman: Cries and Whispers
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s 1972 film, Cries and Whispers, a new edition of which is out today from The Criterion Collection. Read the full post.