Barbara Pym: Excellent Women
I've always known I should read something by Barbara Pym. I felt she'd be a favorite. Now, having read her second novel, Excellent Women, I'm thrilled to say that somehow I was right!
Jack Spicer: After Lorca
Jack Spicer's After Lorca is a wonderful collection of poetry, poetry in translation, and poetry theory. I loved it!
Natalia Ginzburg: Valentino and Sagittarius
Last year NYRB Classics released Natalia Ginzburg's novellas Valentino and Sagittarius in one lovely edition. I loved them!
Barbara Comyns: The Vet’s Daughter
As part of my quest to read ten books from the NYRB Classics backlist, I have finished the shocking -- and great -- 1959 book by Barbara Comyns, The Vet's Daughter.
Pamela Frankau: A Wreath for the Enemy
Pamela Frankau's 1954 novel, A Wreath for the Enemy, is a wonderfully circular act of atonement through literature.
Antonio di Benedetto: Zama
Trevor reviews Antonio di Benedetto's Zama, translated from the Spanish by Esther Allen. Read the full post.
Elliott Chaze: Black Wings Has My Angel
Trevor reviews Elliott Chaze's dark noir, Black Wings Has My Angel, first published in 1953 and released this week in a new NYRB Classics edition.
Barbara Comyns: Our Spoon Came from Woolworths
Trevor reviews Barbara Comyns's 1950 novel Our Spoons Came from Woolworths, recently published in a new edition by NYRB Classics.
Sybille Bedford: A Legacy
Lori reviews Sybille Bedford's debut novel, A Legacy, first published in 1956 and reissued today by NYRB Classics.
Barbara Comyns: Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
For her first post on The Mookse and the Gripes, Amanda Sarasien reviews Barbara Comyns' Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead.