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Trevor Berrett

Trevor Berrett is the editor of The Mookse and the Gripes

Saïd Sayrafiesadeh: “Appetite”

June 8, 2016February 22, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Saïd Sayrafiesadeh’s “Appetite.” Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Tags 2010 New Yorker Fiction 12 Comments

Jules Verne: Around the World in Eighty Days

June 7, 2016February 22, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor takes a look at Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days, translated from the French in 1873 by George Makepeace Towle. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Jules Verne Tags 1870s, 1873, French 9 Comments

Christopher Isherwood: “I Am Waiting”

June 7, 2016February 20, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at Christopher Isherwood’s short story “I Am Waiting.” Read the full post.

Categories Christopher Isherwood, New Yorker Fiction Tags 1939 New Yorker Fiction 5 Comments

Best Translated Book Award Shortlist

June 7, 2016February 17, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

The shortlist for this year’s Best Translated Book Award has been announced. Read the full post.

Categories News 9 Comments

Yukio Mishima: Patriotism

June 7, 2016February 16, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Yukio Mishima’s Patriotism, translated from the Japanese by Geoffrey W. Sargent. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Yukio Mishima Tags 1960s, 1961, Japanese 21 Comments

Philip Roth: The Breast

June 7, 2016February 12, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Philip Roth’s The Breast. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Philip Roth Tags 1970s, 1972 10 Comments

Claire Keegan: “Foster”

February 23, 2018February 9, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Claire Keegan’s “Foster.”

Categories Claire Keegan, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2010 New Yorker Fiction 49 Comments

Francine Prose: Goldengrove

June 7, 2016February 8, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Francine Prose’s Goldengrove. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Francine Prose Tags 2000s, 2008 4 Comments

J.D. Salinger: “A Perfect Day for Bananafish”

June 7, 2016February 6, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at J.D. Salinger’s “A Perfect Day for Bananafish.” Read the full post.

Categories J.D. Salinger, New Yorker Fiction Tags 1948 New Yorker Fiction 9 Comments

Tobias Wolff: The Barrack’s Thief

August 9, 2016February 2, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Tobias Wolff’s The Barracks Thief. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Tobias Wolff Tags 1980s, 1984, PEN/Faulkner 6 Comments
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