Marcel Proust: “Young Girls”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Marcel Proust's "Young Girls," translated from the French by Deborah Treisman.
Visions of Eight
Visions of Eight d. Juri Ozerov, Mai Zetterling, Arthur Penn, Michael Pfleghar, Kon Ichikawa, Miloš Forman, Claude Lelouch, and John Schlesinger (1973) The Criterion Collection Last year, likely in anticipation of the 2020 Summer Olympics, The Criterion Collection released a standalone edition of Kon Ichikawa's 1965 film Tokyo Olympiad, one of the greatest sports documentaries [...]
Sam Lipsyte: “My Apology”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Sam Lipsyte's "My Apology."
Camille Bordas: “Offside Constantly”
This week's New Yorker fiction is "Offside Constantly," by Camille Bordas.
The Criterion Collection Announces September 2021 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they'll be releasing in September 2021.
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!