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.
Trevor Berrett
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.
Edward Sedgwick: The Cameraman
Buster Keaton’s 1928 film, The Cameraman, is being released today by The Criterion Collection. It’s a stacked edition that does the film justice with a new 4K restoration and goes into the story behind this pivotal — perhaps even tragic — moment in Keaton’s career.
The Criterion Collection Announces September 2020 Releases
The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in September of 2020.
Scholastique Mukasonga: “Grief”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Scholastique Mukasonga’s “Grief,” translated from the French by Jordan Stump.
Anniversaries Readalong: June 17 – 23, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 17 – 23, 1968.
Anniversaries Readalong: June 10 – 16, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 10 – 16, 1968.
Paul Dano: Wildlife
Paul Dano’s large-hearted debut film, Wildlife, is an exceptional adaptation of Richard Ford’s 1990 novel of the same name. The Criterion Collection recently released this on home video, and I highly recommend it.