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1910s

Marcel Proust: In Search of Lost Time

May 1, 2026December 24, 2025 by Trevor Berrett

“For a long time. . . ” And then suddenly I find myself having read the final pages of Time Regained. Here are some brief thoughts upon finishing Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.

Categories Book Reviews Tags 1910s, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1920s, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927 2 Comments

Willa Cather: O Pioneers!

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 by Trevor Berrett

I reread Willa Cather’s 1913 novel, O Pioneers!, and I liked it even more this time around, though it’s still elusive!

Categories Book Reviews, Willa Cather Tags 1910s, 1913 6 Comments

Willa Cather: Alexander’s Bridge

August 25, 2017August 4, 2017 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor takes a look at Willa Cather’s debut novel, 1912’s Alexander’s Bridge.

Categories Book Reviews, Willa Cather Tags 1910s, 1912 3 Comments

Natsume Soseki: The Gate

August 18, 2016December 11, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Natsume Soseki’s quiet yet tumultuous 1910 novel, The Gate. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Natsume Soseki Tags 1910, 1910s, Japanese, NYRB Classics 10 Comments

Robert Walser: The Walk

July 18, 2016June 10, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Robert Walser’s The Walk, translated from the German by Christopher Middleton, with Susan Bernofsky. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Robert Walser Tags 1910s, 1917, German, New Directions 3 Comments

Nescio: Amsterdam Stories

June 2, 2017March 23, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Nescio’s Amsterdam Stories, a collection of all of Nescio’s major works, available in English for the first time, translated from the Dutch by Damion Searls. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Nescio Tags 1910s, 1911, 1915, 1918, 1940s, 1946, Dutch, Short Story 6 Comments

Edith Wharton: Ethan Frome

June 9, 2016May 7, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Edith Wharton’s 1911 novel, Ethan Frome. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Edith Wharton Tags 1910s, 1911 20 Comments
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