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Dezsö Kosztolányi: Kornél Esti

June 27, 2016February 22, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

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

Categories Book Reviews, Dezsö Kosztolányi Tags 1930, 1933, Hungarian, New Directions 4 Comments

John O’Hara: Appointment in Samarra

June 27, 2016February 18, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

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

Categories Book Reviews, John O'Hara Tags 1930s, 1934 12 Comments

Gert Hofmann: Lichtenberg & the Little Flower Girl

June 27, 2016February 15, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Gert Hofmann’s Lichtenberg & the Little Flower Girl, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Gert Hofmann Tags 1990s, 1994, German, New Directions 9 Comments

Herman Melville: Bartleby the Scrivener

June 27, 2016February 11, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Herman Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Herman Melville Tags 1800s, 1850s, 1853 19 Comments

Mary Gaitskill: “The Other Place”

June 27, 2016February 9, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker fiction is Mary Gaitskill’s “The Other Place.” Read the full post.

Categories Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker Fiction Tags 2011 New Yorker Fiction 33 Comments

Cormac McCarthy: The Orchard Keeper

June 27, 2016February 7, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Cormac McCarthy’s debut, The Orchard Keeper. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Cormac McCarthy Tags 1960s, 1965 19 Comments

Tessa Hadley: “Honor”

June 27, 2016February 4, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

This week’s New Yorker story is Tessa Hadley’s “Honor.” Read the full post.

Categories New Yorker Fiction, Tessa Hadley Tags 2011 New Yorker Fiction 7 Comments

Karen Russell: Swamplandia!

June 27, 2016January 30, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Karen Russell’s Swamplandia!. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Karen Russell Tags 2010s, 2011 7 Comments

2011 Best Translated Book Award Longlist

June 27, 2016January 27, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

The Best Translated Book Award longlist has been announced. Read the full post.

Categories News 19 Comments

Hannah Pittard: The Fates Will Find Their Way

June 27, 2016January 26, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Hannah Pittard’s debut, The Fates Will Find Their Way. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Hannah Pittard Tags 2010s, 2011 4 Comments
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