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Seamus Heaney: “The Guttural Muse”

September 6, 2013

“The Guttural Muse” was originally published in the June 25, 1979 issue of The New Yorker. It was reprinted in the September 9, 2013 issue just after Heaney’s death on August 30. Seamus Heaney is said to have texted his wife right before his death: “Noli timere.” Have no fear. Don’t be afraid. This week

Robert Walser: A Schoolboy’s Diary

September 5, 2013

Trevor reviews Robert Walser’s collection of stories, A Schoolboy’s Diary, translated from the German by Damion Searls.

Sherwood Anderson: “Terror (Part IV)”

September 4, 2013

This post is part of a series dedicated to Sherwood Anderson: Collected Stories, from The Library of America. “Terror (Part IV)” comes from Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. For an introduction to this series and for links to the other posts, please click here. This is the fourth and final part dealing with the patriarch Jesse,

Ingmar Bergman: The Seventh Seal

September 3, 2013

Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 film, The Seventh Seal. Read the full post.

Dorthe Nors: “The Heron”

September 2, 2013

This week’s New Yorker story is Dorthe Nors’ “The Heron,” translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken.

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