Alice Munro: “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage”
Trevor and Betsy look at “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage,” from the book of the same name.
Book Reviews
Sarah Moss: Ghost Wall
Dorian, in his first piece for The Mookse and the Gripes, takes a deep look at Sarah Moss’s Ghost Wall.
Alice Munro: Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s 2001 collection of stories, Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
Jokha Alharthi: Celestial Bodies
Paul reviews this year’s winner of the Man Booker International Prize, Celestial Bodies, by Jokha Alharthi, translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth.
Alice Munro: “My Mother’s Dream”
Trevor and Betsy look at “My Mother’s Dream,” a surprisingly upbeat story that concludes The Love of a Good Woman.
Alice Munro: “Before the Change”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Before the Change,” from The Love of a Good Woman.
Sayaka Murata: Convenience Store Woman
Paul reviews Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori and recently longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award.
Alice Munro: “Rich as Stink”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro’s “Rich as Stink,” from The Love of a Good Woman.
Sjón: CoDex 1962
Paul reviews Sjón’s CoDex 1962, translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb. This novel was recently placed on this year’s Best Translated Book Award longlist.
Ian McEwan: Machines Like Me
Ian McEwan’s latest novel, Machines Like Me, is an alternative history of the 1980s. There’s a lot to recommend it, but in the end I don’t.