Javier Marías: Thus Bad Begins
Trevor reviews Javier Marías’s most recent novel, Thus Bad Begins, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.
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Kirstin Valdez Quade: “Christina the Astonishing (1150 – 1224)”
This week’s New Yorker story is Kirsten Valdez Quade’s “Christina the Astonishing (1150 – 1224).”
Andrei Tarkovsky: Stalker
Journey into the Zone with The Criterion Collection’s breathtaking presentation of Andrei Tarkovsky’s metaphysical masterpiece, Stalker.
The Criterion Collection Announces October 2017 Releases
Today The Criterion Collection announced its October 2017 releases, which includes a nice slab of horrific pictures for the Halloween season.
The Eclipse Viewer 59: Late Ozu Part II
In this episode of The Eclipse Viewer, David and Trevor are joined by Matt Gastier to discuss the first three color films from Yasujiro Ozu, focusing particularly on Equinox Flower included in Eclipse Series 3: Late Ozu.
Cristina Henríquez: “Everything Is Far from Here”
This week’s New Yorker story is Cristina Henríquez’s “Everything Is Far from Here.” Come tell us how you liked the story.
Ross Macdonald: Black Money
This week, The Library of America is publishing its third and final collection of Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer novels, which includes Black Money, The Instant Enemy, The Goodbye Look, and The Underground Man. Here, Trevor takes a look at Black Money.
Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z
The Library of America recently released a fantastic collection of music journalism spanning from the 1966 to 2014. Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Roll from Elvis to Jay Z is a valuable collection of great writing about music and its place in American culture over the past fifty years.
The Marseille Trilogy
After falling in love with cinema, playwright Marcel Pagnol began adapting his plays for the screen, starting with Marius, a play about desire and the forces that pull us home and abroad. He soon followed this up with sequels Fanny and César, forming the remarkable Marseille Trilogy. The Criterion Collection has just released this trilogy in a lovely box set.
Hye-young Pyun: “Caring for Plants”
This week’s New Yorker story is Hye-young Pyun’s “Caring for Plants,” translated from the Korean by Sora Kim-Russell.