Anniversaries Readalong: July 15 – 21, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering July 15 – 21, 1968.
Trevor Berrett
Alice Munro: “Runaway”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Runaway,” the title story of her 2004 collection.
Anniversaries Readalong: July 8 – 14, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering July 8 – 14, 1968.
Hari Kunzru: “A Transparent Woman”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Hari Kunzru’s “A Transparent Woman.”
Anniversaries Readalong: July 1 – 7, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering July 1 – 7, 1968.
Kon Ichikawa: Tokyo Olympiad
This week The Criterion Collection is releasing a new home video edition of Kon Ichikawa’s magnificent documentary Tokyo Olympiad.
Franz Kafka: “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Franz Kafka’s “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” translated from the German by Michael Hofmann.
Anniversaries Readalong: June 24 – 30, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 24 – 30, 1968.
Alfred Hayes: The End of Me
Trevor looks at Alfred Hayes’s 1968 novel The End of Me, recently released by NYRB Classics.