Graciliano Ramos: São Bernardo
NYRB Classics recently published a new translation of Graciliano Ramos’s second novel, São Bernardo, a captivating look at an insecure man trying to hold onto his power.
Trevor Berrett
Emma Cline: “White Noise”
In their 2020 Summer Fiction issue, The New Yorker has published Emma Cline’s “White Noise.”
Haruki Murakami: “Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey”
As part of their 2020 Summer Fiction issue, The New Yorker has published Haruki Murakami’s “Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. This is a sequel to his 2006 story “A Shinagawa Monkey.”
Ernest Hemingway: “Pursuit as Happiness”
For the 2020 Summer Fiction issue, The New Yorker has published a previously unpublished story by Ernest Hemingway, “Pursuit as Happiness.”
Anniversaries Readalong: June 3 – 9, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 3 – 9, 1968.
2020 Best Translated Book Award Winner
The 2020 Best Translated Book Award winner has been announced!
John Cassavetes: Husbands
John Cassavetes divisive 1970 film Husbands looks at three men struggling with their mortality and with the roles they play as husbands. Is it a misogynistic relic from fifty years ago, or is it a surprisingly progressive look at the ugly roles men play that wreck everyone, including themselves.
David Means: “Two Nurses, Smoking”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Two Nurses, Smoking,” by David Means.
Anniversaries Readalong: May 27 – June 2, 1968
Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering May 27 – June 2, 1968.
