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1996

Marie NDiaye: The Witch

April 30, 2026April 24, 2026 by Trevor Berrett

Marie NDiaye’s latest to be translated into English is her 1996 novel The Witch. As a longtime NDiaye fan, I was delighted to read this.

Categories Book Reviews, Marie NDiaye Tags 1990s, 1996 2 Comments

Wolfgang Hilbig: The Tidings of the Trees

September 6, 2018 by Paul Fulcher

Paul reviews Wolfgang Hilbig’s 1996 novel, The Tidings of the Trees, translated from the Germany by Isabel Fargo Cole.

Categories Book Reviews, Wolfgang Hilbig Tags 1990s, 1996, German Leave a comment

Javier Marías: Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico

June 29, 2016March 14, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Javier Marías’s Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico, translated from the Spanish by Esther Allen. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Javier Marías Tags 1990s, 1996, New Directions, Spanish 11 Comments

Roberto Bolaño: Distant Star

June 5, 2016January 1, 2010 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño’s Distant Star, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Chris Andrews, Roberto Bolaño Tags 1990s, 1996, New Directions, Spanish Leave a comment

Roberto Bolaño: Nazi Literature in the Americas

February 12, 2018June 6, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Roberto Bolaño’s Nazi Literature in the Americas, translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews.

Categories Book Reviews, Chris Andrews, Roberto Bolaño Tags 1990s, 1996, New Directions, Spanish 7 Comments

Steven Millhauser: Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer

January 15, 2018April 9, 2009 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Steven Millhauser’s Pulitzer Prize winning Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer.

Categories Book Reviews, Steven Millhauser Tags 1990s, 1996, Pulitzer Prize 15 Comments

Patrick McGrath: Asylum

September 26, 2017October 8, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Patrick McGrath’s 1996 novel, Asylum.

Categories Book Reviews, Patrick McGrath Tags 1990s, 1996 28 Comments

Margaret Atwood: Alias Grace

September 22, 2017July 3, 2008 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Margaret Atwood’s Giller Prize winning and Booker Prize shortlisted Alias Grace, a novel based on a real murder in the 1850s.

Categories Book Reviews, Margaret Atwood Tags 1990s, 1996, 1996 Booker Prize, 1996 Giller Prize, Booker Prize, Giller Prize, Giller Prize Winner 2 Comments
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