From early Twitter reports, they’ve just announced the winner of this year’s International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: City of Bohane, by Kevin Barry The paperback edition of this came out just Tuesday here in th United States. I looked for it at a local bookstore yesterday but didn’t see it yet. I’ve enjoyed Barry’s short
This is my first encounter with Marie NDiaye, who was recently a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, and who has received quite a bit of acclaim in the English-speaking world for her novel Three Strong Women, which won the Prix Goncourt. NDiaye has written a lot more, though, so with open arms we welcome
They’ve just announced the winner of this year’s Women’s Prize for Literature: May We Be Forgiven, by A.M. Homes I don’t know Homes’ work well, but from what I hear I need to, so I’m excited that she’s being recognized today. Please comment below or tweet me your thoughts on A.M. Homes, May We Be
Click here to read the abstract of the story on The New Yorker webpage (this week’s story is available only for subscribers). Annie Proulx’s “Rough Deeds” was originally published in the June 10 & 17, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Of all the stories in this week’s issue, the one I was most looking
Trevor reviews Anna Seghers’ semi-autobiographical 1944 novel about those attempting to escape World War II by flocking to Marseille, Transit, translated from the German by Margot Bettauer Dembo. Read the full post.
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