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Ófeigur Sigurðsson: Öræfi: The Wasteland

January 8, 2019

Paul reviews Ófeigur Sigurðsson’s Öræfi: The Wasteland, translated from the Icelandic by Lytton Smith.

Amos Oz: “All Rivers”

January 7, 2019

This week’s New Yorker story is Amos Oz’s “All Rivers,” translated from the Hebrew by Philip Simpson.

Julien Duvivier: Panique

January 3, 2019

In 1946, Julien Duvivier returned to France and for his first post-World War II film made Panique, an adaptation of one of Georges Simenon’s dark books of human ugliness. It’s a fantastic film, and The Criterion Collection recently released a great edition on home video.

Jen Craig: Panthers and the Museum of Fire

January 2, 2019

Paul reviews Jen Craig’s 2015 novella, Panthers and the Museum of Fire.

Taymour Soomro: “Philosophy of the Foot”

January 1, 2019

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Taymour Soomro’s debut, “Philosophy of the Foot.”

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