Books
In this entertaining satire of empire, Christian Kracht makes use of a nihilistic magic realism, without the sweetness one normally associates with that mode.
Read MoreWe will always need critics to show us how literature works by revering it rather than interrogating it as if it had committed a crime.
Read MoreJames Tate remains true to himself. These prose-poems are often stellar, harrowingly distinctive, and worthy of repeat visits.
Read MoreIn this powerful novel, Vietnamese-American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen shakes up stereotypical notions of the War in Vietnam.
Read MoreKelly Joan Whitmer does two things very well: she tells a vibrant tale of intellectual reform and shines a light on less prominent historical actors in the history of science.
Read More“When people ask how I became interested in history, I answer it was through an interest in popular culture and disreputable genres.”
Read MoreZoë Anderson’s volume aims to give readers a handy way to discern the most influential ballets from among the confusing proliferation that we find in today’s repertory.
Read MoreGarréta pulls off a stylistic feat: it is impossible to determine the gender of the two main characters.
Read MoreAnne Enright’s prose, especially when she is firmly rooted in Ireland, sings; she has the ability to get the details both of setting and character, and a wonderful ear.
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