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M.F.K. Fisher: How to Cook a Wolf

May 2, 2026February 21, 2025 by Trevor Berrett

Have you ever read M.F.K. Fisher’s culinary classic How to Cook a Wolf? I had not, but I’m so glad I did! Here are some of my thoughts.

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Albert Camus: The Stranger

September 26, 2017October 30, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Albert Camus’s 1942 novel, The Stranger, translated from the French by Matthew Ward.

Categories Albert Camus, Book Reviews Tags 1940s, 1942, French, Nobel Prize 18 Comments

Stefan Zweig: Chess Story

September 23, 2017July 13, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Stefan Zweig’s posthumously published novella Chess Story.

Categories Book Reviews, Stefan Zweig Tags 1940s, 1942, German, NYRB Classics 1 Comment
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