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E.J. Levy: Love, In Theory: Ten Stories

August 1, 2016October 18, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews E.J. Levy’s debut short story collection Love, in Theory. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, E.J. Levy Tags 2010s, 2012, Short Story 2 Comments

William Trevor: “The Piano Tuner’s Wives”

February 23, 2018August 30, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor looks at what is possibly his favorite short story of all time: William Trevor’s “The Piano Tuner’s Wives.”

Categories Book Reviews, William Trevor Tags Short Story 10 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

Flannery O’Connor: “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”

February 23, 2018February 11, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.”

Categories Book Reviews, Flannery O'Connor Tags 1950s, 1953, Short Story 6 Comments

Steven Millhauser: The King in the Tree

July 11, 2016February 9, 2012 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Steven Millhauser’s The King in the Tree. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Steven Millhauser Tags 2000s, 2003, Short Story 2 Comments

Zsuzsi Gartner: Better Living Through Plastic Explosives

July 8, 2016October 3, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Zsuzsi Gartner’s Better Living Through Plastic Explosives. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Zsuzsi Gartner Tags 2010s, 2011, 2011 Giller Prize, Short Story 7 Comments

Steven Millhauser: We Others

July 8, 2016October 1, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Steven Millhauser’s We Others. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Monthly Recommendations, Steven Millhauser Tags 2010s, 2011, Short Story 7 Comments

Michael Christie: The Beggar’s Garden

July 8, 2016September 22, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Michael Christie’s The Beggar’s Garden. Read the full post.

Categories Book Reviews, Michael Christie Tags 2010s, 2011, 2011 Giller Prize, Short Story 10 Comments

Alan Heathcock: Volt

July 1, 2016May 1, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Alan Heathcock’s debut collection of short stories, Volt. Read the full post.

Categories Alan Heathcock, Book Reviews Tags 2010s, 2011, Short Story 12 Comments

Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud: A Life on Paper

June 29, 2016April 13, 2011 by Trevor Berrett

Trevor reviews Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud’s remarkable collection of short stories, A Life on Paper, translated from the French by Edward Gauvin. Read the full post

Categories Book Reviews, Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud Tags French, Short Story 11 Comments
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