Cynthia Ozick: “The Coast of New Zealand”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Cynthia Ozick's "The Coast of New Zealand."
Bryan Washington: “Foster”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Bryan Washington's "Foster."
César Aira: The Divorce
We have a new Aira book! His 2010 novella The Divorce, translated by Chris Andrews, has just been published in English by New Directions.
Rachel Heng: “Before the Valley”
This weeks New Yorker fiction is Rachel Heng's "Before the Valley."
Hou Hsiao-hsien: Flowers of Shanghai
The Criterion Collection recently released a home video edition of Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1998 film Flowers of Shanghai. It's a lovely, intricately crafted film, so I highly recommend it here!
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “A, S, D, F”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's "A, S, D, F."
The Criterion Collection Announces August 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they'll be releasing in August 2021.
Keith Ridgway: “The Party”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Keith Ridgway's "The Party."
Jean-Luc Godard: Masculin féminin
Recently The Criterion Collection released a Blu-ray upgrade of Jean-Luc Godard's 1966 film Masculin féminin. While I have always struggled to embrace Godard's work, this one got me in the right space.
Jack Spicer: After Lorca
Jack Spicer's After Lorca is a wonderful collection of poetry, poetry in translation, and poetry theory. I loved it!