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John Cheever: “O City of Broken Dreams”

May 14, 2014

Michael Pucci continues his series on John Cheever’s stories by covering “O City of Broken Dreams” (1948). Read the full post.

Wes Anderson: The Grand Budapest Hotel

May 13, 2014

Trevor looks at Wes Anderson’s new film The Grand Budapest Hotel, with some thoughts on how it relates to Stefan Zweig. Read the full post.

Robert Coover: “The Waitress”

May 12, 2014

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Robert Coover’s “The Waitress.” Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts. Read the full post.

The Eclipse Viewer Episode 15: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System

May 10, 2014

David and Trevor are back with The Eclipse Viewer 15: Masaki Kobayashi Against the System. Read the full post and get the link to the podcast.

Wilma Stockenström: The Expedition to the Baobab Tree

May 9, 2014

In his first post for The Mookse and the Gripes, Dwight reviews Wilma Stockenström’s The Expedition to the Baobab Tree, translated from the Afrikaans by J.M. Coetzee. Read the full post.

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