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César Aira: Ghosts

February 12, 2018May 5, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews César Aira’s Ghosts, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews.

Categories Book Reviews, César Aira, Chris Andrews Tags 1990, 1990s, New Directions, Spanish 12 Comments

Richard Price: Lush Life

February 12, 2018May 1, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Richard Price’s Lush Life.

Categories Book Reviews, Richard Price Tags 2000s, 2008 13 Comments

Elizabeth Strout: Olive Kitteridge

January 15, 2018April 27, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize winning Olive Kitteridge.

Categories Book Reviews, Elizabeth Strout Tags 2000s, 2008, Pulitzer Prize 22 Comments

Muriel Spark: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

January 15, 2018April 24, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Muriel Sparks’ 1961 novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

Categories Book Reviews, Muriel Spark Tags 1960s, 1961 11 Comments

David Foster Wallace: “This Is Water” and “Wiggle Room”

January 15, 2018April 20, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech “This Is Water” and his short story “Wiggle Room.”

Categories Book Reviews, David Foster Wallace Tags 2000s, 2005, Short Story 7 Comments

Saul Bellow: Humboldt’s Gift

January 15, 2018April 16, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Saul Bellow’s Pulitzer Prize winning 1975 novel, Humboldt’s Gift.

Categories Book Reviews, Saul Bellow Tags 1970s, 1975, Pulitzer Prize 13 Comments

Jhumpa Lahiri: Interpreter of Maladies

January 15, 2018April 13, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Jhumpa Lahiri’s Pulitzer Prize winning collection of short stories Interpreter of Maladies.

Categories Book Reviews, Jhumpa Lahiri Tags 1990s, 1999, Pulitzer Prize, Short Story 12 Comments

Steven Millhauser: Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer

January 15, 2018April 9, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Steven Millhauser’s Pulitzer Prize winning Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer.

Categories Book Reviews, Steven Millhauser Tags 1990s, 1996, Pulitzer Prize 15 Comments

Norman Mailer: The Executioner’s Song

January 15, 2018April 5, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Norman Mailer’s 1979, Pulitzer Prize winning The Executioner’s Song.

Categories Book Reviews, Norman Mailer Tags 1970s, 1979, Pulitzer Prize 18 Comments

Junot Díaz: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

January 15, 2018April 1, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Junot Díaz’s 2007, Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

Categories Book Reviews, Junot Díaz Tags 2000s, 2007, NBCC Award, Pulitzer Prize 14 Comments
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