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Stefan Zweig: Confusion

July 14, 2016May 24, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Stefan Zweig’s 1927 novella, Confusion, translated from the Germany by Anthea Bell. Read the full post.

Categories Stefan Zweig Tags 1920s, 1927, German, NYRB Classics 6 Comments

Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky: The Letter Killers Club

February 22, 2018December 19, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s strange novel, The Letter Killers Club, translated from the Russian by Joanne Turnbull.

Categories Book Reviews, Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky Tags 1920s, 1926, NYRB Classics, Russian 7 Comments

Dezsö Kosztolányi: Skylark

June 9, 2016April 19, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Dezsö Kosztolányi’s 1924 novel, Skylark, translated from the Hungarian by Richard Aczel. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Dezsö Kosztolányi Tags 1920s, 1924, Hungarian, NYRB Classics 13 Comments

P.G. Wodehouse: Leave It to Psmith

February 12, 2018June 14, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor laughs his way through P.G. Wodehouse’s Leave It to Psmith.

Categories Book Reviews, P.G. Wodehouse Tags 1920s, 1923 21 Comments

Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence

January 11, 2018March 12, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Edith Wharton’s 1920, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence.

Categories Book Reviews, Edith Wharton Tags 1920, 1920s, Pulitzer Prize 39 Comments

A.A. Milne: The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh

November 3, 2017February 20, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne.

Categories A.A. Milne, Book Reviews Tags 1920s, 1926, 1928, Children's Books 33 Comments

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby

November 3, 2017February 8, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor revisits F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic, The Great Gatbsy.

Categories Book Reviews, F. Scott Fitzgerald Tags 1920s, 1925 51 Comments
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