Enrique Vila-Matas: The Illogic of Kassel
P.T. Smith reviews Enrique Vila-Matas’s The Illogic of Kassel, translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean and Anna Milsom and released by New Directions. Read the full post.
Book Reviews
Lesley Nneka Arimah: “Who Will Greet You at Home”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Lesley Nneka Arimah’s “Who Will Greet You at Home.” Read the full post.
William Sloane: The Rim of Morning
William Sloane’s only two novels, 1937’s To Walk the Night and 1939’s The Edge of Running Water, were recently published in one volume by NYRB Classics as The Rim of Morning: Two Tales of Cosmic Horror. Trevor reviews the delightful volume. Read the full post.
Marlon James: A Brief History of Seven Killings
Lee reviews this year’s Man Booker Prize winning novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Read the full post.
Ronald Blythe: Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village
Trevor reviews Ronald Blythe’s 1969 book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village.
The Charlie Chaplin Archives
This month Taschen has released one of the most magnificent books of the year, The Charlie Chaplin Archives. Read the full post.
Elizabeth Taylor: A Wreath of Roses
Elizabeth Taylor has entered my personal Pantheon, largely on the strength of this single novel, A Wreath of Roses, which I think everyone should go read.
César Aira: The Musical Brain and Other Stories
Trevor reviews César Aira’s collection of short stories, The Musical Brain, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.
