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David Foster Wallace: “Backbone”

February 28, 2011

This week’s New Yorker fiction is David Foster Wallace’s “Backbone.” Read the full post.

Jacques Chessex: A Jew Must Die

February 25, 2011

Trevor reviews Jacques Chessex’s A Jew Must Die, translated from the French by W. Donald Wilson. Read the full post.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Paranoia”

February 23, 2011

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s “Paranoia.” Read the full post.

Dezsö Kosztolányi: Kornél Esti

February 22, 2011

Trevor reviews Dezsö Kosztolányi’s 1933 book, Kornél Esti, translated from the Hungarian by Bernard Adams. Read the full post.

John O’Hara: Appointment in Samarra

February 18, 2011

Trevor reviews John O’Hara’s Appointment in Samarra. Read the full post.

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