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Robert Coover: “Treatments”

April 23, 2018

This week’s New Yorker story is Robert Coover’s “Treatments.”

Antonio Muñoz Molina: Like a Fading Shadow

April 19, 2018

Paul reviews Antonio Muñoz Molina’s Like a Fading Shadow, translated from the Spanish by Camilo A. Ramirez. This book was recently shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.

Ahmed Saadawi: Frankenstein in Baghdad

April 18, 2018

Paul reviews Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad, translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright, which was recently shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.

Leo McCarey: The Awful Truth

April 17, 2018

This week The Criterion Collection is releasing Leo McCarey’s 1937 film, The Awful Truth, on home video. This is a great presentation of a landmark film.

The Criterion Collection Announces July 2018 Releases

April 16, 2018

Today The Criterion Collection announced what it will be serving up in July 2018. Fantastic stuff, naturally!

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