Kamel Daoud: “Musa”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Kamel Daoud’s “Kamel,” translated from the French by John Cullen. Read the full post.
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Giveaway! Lydia Davis’s Can’t and Won’t
Two lucky winners from the United States will get a free copy of Lydia Davis’s Can’t and Won’t, which Picador is publishing in paperback next week. Read the full post.
CriterionCast Episode 157: Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon
Once again, I had the great pleasure of joining in a conversation at The CriterionCast, this time to discuss Akira Kurosawa’s 1950 masterpiece, Rashomon. Read the post and find a link to the podcast.
Thomas Pierce: “This Is an Alert”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Thomas Pierce’s “This Is an Alert.” Read the full post.
Robert Montgomery: Ride the Pink Horse
Trevor reviews Robert Montgomery’s 1947 film, Ride the Pink Horse. This adaptation from the novel by Dorothy Hughes is out today in a new edition from The Criterion Collection. Read the full post.
2015 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
This year’s National Book Critics Circle Award winners were announced. Read the full post.
2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Longlist
This year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize longlist has been announced. Read the full post.