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.
Alice Munro: “The Children Stay”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro's "The Children Stay," from The Love of a Good Woman.
William Trevor: “Making Conversation”
William Trevor's "Making Conversation," from Last Stories, seems like a straightforward, if strange, episode where a woman is confronted by someone who accuses her of having an affair with her husband. She is not, but it's not that simple. Indeed, the story goes into some dark, painful territory.
Anne Serre: The Governesses
Paul reviews Anne Serre's 1992 novel The Governesses, which was recently put on the longlist for the Best Translated Book Award.
Alice Munro: “Save the Reaper”
Trevor and Betsy look at Alice Munro's "Save the Reaper," from The Love of a Good Woman.
Ian McEwan: Nutshell
In anticipation of Ian McEwan's forthcoming Machines Like Me, I look at his 2016 Nutshell, a book with a premise that once put me off but which, it turns out, I loved.
Valeria Luiselli: Lost Children Archive
Paul reviews Valeria Luiselli's 2019 novel Lost Children Archive, recently longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.
Alice Munro: “Cortes Island”
Next up for Trevor and Betsy's exploration of Alice Munro's work is "Cortes Island," from The Love of a Good Woman.
Muriel Spark: Loitering with Intent
I accidentally read Muriel Spark's 1981 novel, Loitering with Intent. Here are my thoughts.