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Faber & Faber 80th Anniversary Collection of Poetry

January 25, 2019December 5, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at the lovely Faber & Faber 80th Anniversary poetry books.

Categories John Betjeman, Sylvia Plath, T.S. Eliot, Ted Hughes, W.B. Yeats, W.H. Auden Tags Poetry 2 Comments

Javier Marías: Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. 2: Dance and Dream

October 10, 2018November 30, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Javier Marías’s Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. 2: Dance and Dream, translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa.

Categories Book Reviews, Javier Marías Tags 2000s, 2004, New Directions, Spanish 5 Comments

Sylvia Plath: The Bell Jar

October 10, 2018November 26, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Sylvia Plath’s 1963 novel, The Bell Jar.

Categories Book Reviews, Sylvia Plath Tags 1960s, 1963 7 Comments

B.S. Johnson: The Unfortunates

October 10, 2018November 22, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews B.S. Johnson’s book in a box The Unfortunates, which has been re-released in a lovely edition by New Directions.

Categories B.S. Johnson, Book Reviews Tags 1960s, 1969, New Directions 15 Comments

2009 National Book Award Winners

May 29, 2018November 18, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

This year’s National Book Award winners have been announced.

Categories News 8 Comments

David Small: Stitches

October 10, 2018November 18, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews David Small’s new graphic novel Stitches.

Categories Book Reviews, David Small Tags 2000s, 2009, Graphic Novel 3 Comments

Cormac McCarthy: Child of God

May 29, 2018November 14, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Cormac McCarthy’s 1973 novel, Child of God.

Categories Book Reviews, Cormac McCarthy Tags 1970s, 1973 12 Comments

Winner of the 2009 Giller Prize

May 21, 2020November 11, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

This year’s Giller Prize winner has been announced.

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Mercé Rodoreda: Death in Spring

May 29, 2018November 10, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Mercé Rodoreda’s Death in Spring, translated from the Catalan by Martha Tennent.

Categories Book Reviews, Mercé Rodoreda Tags 1980s, 1986, Catalan, Open Letter Books Leave a comment

Philip Roth: The Humbling

May 29, 2018November 7, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Philip Roth’s 2009 novel, The Humbling.

Categories Book Reviews, Philip Roth Tags 2000s, 2009 7 Comments
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