Ingmar Bergman: The Seventh Seal
Trevor reviews Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 film, The Seventh Seal. Read the full post.
Dorthe Nors: “The Heron”
This week’s New Yorker story is Dorthe Nors’ “The Heron,” translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken.
Marcus Jackson: “First Warm Morning, Amsterdam Avenue”
“First Warm Morning, Amsterdam Avenue” was first published in the September 2, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Please click here for the website, though it is available only for subcribers. Betsy “First Warm Morning, Amsterdam Avenue,” by Marcus Jackson, shows courage. First of all, Jackson is writing in a completely accessible style, not necessarily the … Read more
Pedro Mairal: The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra
I’m excited to be reviewing one of the first books from a publisher that just set up shop in 2012: New Vessel Press (you can check out their webpage here). Their mission is to publish books in translation from all over the world, and I think they’re already doing an excellent job for bringing us Pedro … Read more
Linda Kunhardt: “Lola’s Secret Potion”
Here’s Betsy with more poetry from The New Yorker. This time, she discusses Linda Kunhardt’s “Lola’s Secret Potion,” first published in the August 26, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. This poem is only available for subscribers. Click here for the abstract. Betsy Linda Kunhardt’s “Lola’s Secret Potion” resists the reader. I found it difficult to feel part … Read more
Robert Coover: “The Colonel’s Daughter”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Robert Coover’s “The Colonel’s Daughter.” Trevor and Betsy share their thoughts. Read the full post.
John Ashbery: “Gravy for the Prisoners”
This poem is available only for subscribers. Click here for the abstract. Famed, acclaimed, 86-year-old poet John Ashbery has a new poem in this week’s issue of The New Yorker: “Gravy for the Prisoners.” Ashbery doesn’t mess around: the reader knows from the strange title that there will be cross currents in the poem. Why would prisoners … Read more
Kim Ki-young: The Housemaid
Trevor reviews Kim K-Young’s disturbing 1960 film, The Housemaid. Read the full post.
Sabina Berman: Me, Who Dove into the Herat of the World
Sabina Berman is a well regarded playwright, film director, and screenwriter, having written a screenplay for, among other things, Nicole Krauss’s The History of Love for director Alfonso Cuarón (though it has not been made into a film yet in the nearly eight years since it was announced). I was looking forward to her novel, Me, Who Dove … Read more
Yu Hua: “Victory”
Click here to read the story in its entirety on The New Yorker webpage. Yu Hua’s “Victory” (tr. from the Chinese by Allan Barr) was originally published in the August 26, 2013 issue of The New Yorker. Betsy “Victory,” by Yu Hua, begins with an appealing story telling style: several mysteries are presented to the reader — a young woman … Read more