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William Trevor: “The Women”

January 7, 2013

This week’s New Yorker story is William Trevor’s “The Women.” Read the full post.

Alice Munro: “The Eye”

January 3, 2013

Trevor reviews “The Eye,” from Alice Munro’s Dear Life.

Alexander Kluge: December

January 2, 2013

Foolishly, I started December (Dezember. 39 Geschichten. 39 Bilder, 2010; tr. from the German by Martin Chalmers, 2012) after midnight, thinking I’d just give it a glance before starting it in earnest in the next day or so. What I found was so interesting, the structure so reader-friendly, the photographs by Gerhard Richter so captivating, I kept

Rivka Galchen: “The Lost Order”

December 31, 2012

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Rivka Galchen’s “The Lost Order.” Read the full post.

William Maxwell: “The Lily-White Boys”

December 25, 2012

This week, The Library of America is featuring William Maxwell’s “The Lily-White Boys,” set at a Christmas party. Read the full post.

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