Kilito’s Way: On Abdelfattah Kilito Kilito’s Way: On Abdelfattah Kilito
In The Clash of Images Abdelfattah Kilito creates a touching portrait of a young man coming of age in French-occupied Morocco.
Dec 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
The Maximalist: On Vasily Grossman The Maximalist: On Vasily Grossman
Vasily Grossman's Everything Flows is a searching and humane investigation of the totalitarian condition.
Dec 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jochen Hellbeck
Suitors: On Julia Holmes Suitors: On Julia Holmes
Julia Holmes's Meeks is a novel full of a jittery sadness and an uncontrollable kind of joy.
Nov 23, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
The Whole Human Mess: On Saul Bellow The Whole Human Mess: On Saul Bellow
Drollery, mordancy, tenderness and soul talk: Saul Bellow's letters are a Saul Bellow novel!
Nov 23, 2010 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
Texts for Nothing? On Tom McCarthy Texts for Nothing? On Tom McCarthy
With C, Tom McCarthy asks us to see fiction as a crafty and adventurous playmate unafraid of its mortality.
Nov 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ben Ehrenreich
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, Robert Darnton's Poetry and the Police, Jeremy Harding's Mother Country
Oct 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
The Impasse: On Martin Solares The Impasse: On Martin Solares
The Black Minutes, a nuanced neo-noir, conveys how narco-violence has leached the Mexican justice system of meaning.
Oct 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Wimmer
A Passionate Reader: On David Markson A Passionate Reader: On David Markson
Remembering David Markson (1927–2010), whose playful novels pushed storytelling to the edge of understanding.
Oct 13, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Scott
Love and Hardship: On Gary Shteyngart Love and Hardship: On Gary Shteyngart
Is Super Sad True Love Story the kind of novel Gary Shteyngart might previously have held in contempt?
Oct 13, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Aaron Thier
A Wink and a Con: On W.L. Gresham A Wink and a Con: On W.L. Gresham
In Nightmare Alley, whoever you are, you can always depend on the cruelty of strangers.
Sep 15, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor