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Scholastique Mukasonga: “Grief”

June 15, 2020

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Scholastique Mukasonga’s “Grief,” translated from the French by Jordan Stump.

Anniversaries Readalong: June 17 – 23, 1968

June 14, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 17 – 23, 1968.

Anniversaries Readalong: June 10 – 16, 1968

June 7, 2020

Come here to talk about Uwe Johnson’s Anniversaries, covering June 10 – 16, 1968.

Weekend Thoughts

June 6, 2020

Here are some early June weekend thoughts.

Paul Dano: Wildlife

June 5, 2020

Paul Dano’s large-hearted debut film, Wildlife, is an exceptional adaptation of Richard Ford’s 1990 novel of the same name. The Criterion Collection recently released this on home video, and I highly recommend it.

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