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The Japanese novelist’s dark-hearted comedies are at once unhinged and brilliant.
Oct 24, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz
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In his debut as a novelist, the filmmaker takes us to the jungles of the Philippines.
Sep 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz
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Stephen Crane’s Lifetime of Mystery Stephen Crane’s Lifetime of Mystery
His visceral fiction and journalism might be best understood as a literature of pure immediacy.
Mar 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz