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Franz Kafka: “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time”

June 22, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Franz Kafka’s “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time,” translated from the German by Michael Hofmann.

Anniversaries Readalong: June 24 – 30, 1968

June 21, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 24 – 30, 1968.

Alfred Hayes: The End of Me

June 17, 2020

Trevor looks at Alfred Hayes’s 1968 novel The End of Me, recently released by NYRB Classics.

Edward Sedgwick: The Cameraman

June 16, 2020

Buster Keaton’s 1928 film, The Cameraman, is being released today by The Criterion Collection. It’s a stacked edition that does the film justice with a new 4K restoration and goes into the story behind this pivotal — perhaps even tragic — moment in Keaton’s career.

The Criterion Collection Announces September 2020 Releases

June 15, 2020

The Criterion Collection has announced what they’ll be releasing in September of 2020.

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